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- cancel out of
cancel out of
cancel someone out of something
and cancel someone out 1. to eliminate someone from something (as from a list of names). We had to cancel them out. We canceled out all the people who did not show up.
2. Sl. to eliminate someone; to kill someone. The drug lord threatened to cancel out his former partner for testifying against him.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| ÉMeric | | - | French |
| Spartacus | | SPAHR-tə-kəs (English) | History |
| Yuuma | | yoo:-mah | Japanese |
| Arnold | | AHR-nəld (English), AHR-nawlt (German) | English, German, Ancient Germanic |
| Pasqualino | | - | Italian |
| Jojo | | JO-jo | English |