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Assassination, in spy lingo
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wetwork
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Wetwork is a euphemism for murder or assassination , alluding to spilling blood. The expression "wet work", as well as the similar " wet job ", "wet affair", or "wet operation", are all calques of the euphemism used by the KGB for such activities, mokroye ...
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n. (alternative spelling of wet work English)
Usage examples of wetwork.
Vampires had a general habit of recruiting surrogate thugs for wetwork in broad daylight, and a bullet between the eyes would kill me just as well as some vampire ripping my lower jaw off.