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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
kryptonite

fictional substance in the "Superman" series, where it weakens the otherwise invulnerable hero, 1943; perhaps from elements of krypton (which is a gas) + meteorite.

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kryptonite

n. The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.

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Kryptonite

Kryptonite is a material from the Superman fictional universe, specifically the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. First mentioned in The Adventures of Superman radio show in June 1943, the material has been featured in a variety of forms and colors (each with its own effect) in DC Comics publications and other media, including feature films, television series, and novelty items such as toys and trading card sets.

The established premise is that Superman and other Kryptonian characters are susceptible to its radiation, which created usage of the term in popular culture as a reference to an individual's perceived weakness, irrespective of its nature, similar to the term " Achilles' heel."

Kryptonite (disambiguation)

Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman comic book series.

Kryptonite may refer to:

  • Kryptonite lock, a brand of bicycle lock, created in 1972
  • Kryptonite (story arc) a 2007–2008 story arc from the comic book series Superman Confidential
  • Operation Kryptonite, a joint NATO and Afghan National Army operation during the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
  • a nickname for the mineral jadarite
  • "Kryptonite" (New Girl), a 2011 episode of the New Girl TV series
Kryptonite (3 Doors Down song)

"Kryptonite" is a song by the American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was originally released as a demo for local play by 97.9 WCPR-FM in Biloxi, Mississippi. It charted well internationally and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was also featured in the music video game Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band Unplugged.

Kryptonite (I'm on It)

"Kryptonite (I'm on It)" is a song by rap group Purple Ribbon All-Stars released as the first single from their album Got Purp? Vol 2.

An official remix was made, which features Big Boi, Killer Mike, Busta Rhymes Lil Wayne, Bubba Sparxxx and Remy Ma.

Kryptonite (Guy Sebastian song)

"Kryptonite" is a song written by Guy Sebastian and Beau Dozier and is the second single from Sebastian's second studio album, Beautiful Life. It was released on 22 November 2004. The single peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Charts.

Kryptonite (album)

Kryptonite is the second album from British based producer DJ Fresh. The album primarily features drum and bass tracks, featuring drum and bass group Sigma and vocalists Stamina MC, Koko, Valkyrie and Ce'Cile. The album has been pushed back various times, each time with a new track or an old track removed. Tracks removed from Kryptonite are "Spaceface", a drum and bass tune removed due to Fresh losing parts of the song itself, Fresh has confirmed that he doesn't know "what's going on" with "Lazer Squad", "Off World" was put onto a 12" with "Direct Order" by The Funktion, "Cylon" became the flip to Lassitude, and "X-Project" (VIP mix) has been removed for an unknown reason. There was a mispress of the Talkbox promo vinyl which had "Acid Rain" on the flipside rather than the intended song, "Fight". Due to the public reception to the preference over Acid Rain than to Fight, it (Acid Rain) was made the official flipside rather than Fight.

A minimix was released on 9 June, which can be found on Fresh's MySpace.

Kryptonite (story arc)

Kryptonite is the name of a story arc written by Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale that appeared in Superman Confidential; a monthly series that was published from January 2007 and then later cancelled on April 2008 that told stories set in the character's early years of his career. This arc, the first story from that title, tells the story of Superman’s first encounter with kryptonite. Artist Tim Sale described the story's theme as "...Superman learning about vulnerability, and one of the ways that he had to learn it, and ultimately the most personal way, was through his relationship with Lois." With Superman: Secret Origin, it has been assumed this story arc is not in continuity anymore as of 2010.

Usage examples of "kryptonite".

They would find, as they always did, that no boltcutter in the world had jaws that opened wide enough to cut through a Kryptonite lock.

Even the lock looked like a piece of shit: a Kryptonite lock all scarred up by boltcutters.

But we can expose the test tube of seminal fluid to gold kryptonite, then use standard techniques for artificial insemination.

More affectionate nicknames would soon follow: Rock, Kryptonite, Kibbles ’n Bits, Scrabble, and Love.

For smokeable cocaine: Base, Ball, Beat, Bisquits, Bones, Boost, Boulders, Brick, Bump, Cakes, Casper, Chalk, Cookies, Crumbs, Cubes, Fatbags, Freebase, Gravel, Hardball, Hell, Kibbles n’ Bits, Kryptonite, Love, Moonrocks, Nuggets, Onion, Pebbles, Piedras, Piece, Ready Rock, Roca, Rock(s), Rock Star, Scotty, Scrabble, Smoke House, Stones, Teeth, Tornado.

More affectionate nicknames would soon follow: Rock, Kryptonite, Kibbles 'n Bits, Scrabble, and Love.

For smokeable cocaine: Base, Ball, Beat, Bisquits, Bones, Boost, Boulders, Brick, Bump, Cakes, Casper, Chalk, Cookies, Crumbs, Cubes, Fatbags, Freebase, Gravel, Hardball, Hell, Kibbles n' Bits, Kryptonite, Love, Moonrocks, Nuggets, Onion, Pebbles, Piedras, Piece, Ready Rock, Roca, Rock(s), Rock Star, Scotty, Scrabble, Smoke House, Stones, Teeth, Tornado.

But too little kryptonite may allow the child to damage her, while too much may damage or kill the child.