compromise to a permanent end

English

Etymology

In imitation of John Cena in 2011 announcing the killing of Osama bin Laden at WWE Extreme Rules:

The President has just announced that we have caught and compromised to a permanent end Osama bin Laden.

Verb

compromise to a permanent end (third-person singular simple present compromises to a permanent end, present participle compromising to a permanent end, simple past and past participle compromised to a permanent end)

  1. (humorous, euphemistic, chiefly wrestling, Internet slang) To kill or destroy.
    • 2012 July 3, “Spec Ops: The Line is a devastating, harrowing, wonderful experience”, in LOOK, ROBOT[1], archived from the original on 9 February 2026:
      The fact that you’re killing people by shooting them until they die isn’t so much of a concern when you’re just compromising them to a permanent end, after all.
    • 2024 October 30, Jalen Maki, “Movies You Gotta See: 45 years later, ‘Alien’ remains a titan of sci-fi horror”, in Green Bay Press Times[2], archived from the original on 9 February 2026:
      Alien’s lasting impact can be attributed to its ingenious juxtaposition of beauty and horror; not just in how the audience perceives those things, but the crew. In the alien, most of the crew sees an invincible monstrosity bent on violently compromising each and every one of them to a permanent end.
    • 2025 September 17, Toni Storm, quotee, “Toni Storm: I’m Glad I Banished Mariah May, I’m A Big Fan Of Blake Monroe”, in Fightful[3], archived from the original on 9 February 2026:
      I’m glad that I’ve banished her. I really did compromise her to a permanent end, but I’m a big fan of that Blake Monroe
    • 2026, Henry Barajas, Death to Pachuco, volume 4, Image Comics, →ISBN, page 1:
      They are strategically invading predominantly Mexican neighborhoods to search for Chuco Loco and compromise to a permanent end.