kryptonite

Definitions

1. The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.
   figuratively, uncountable, usually
2. Crack cocaine.
   slang, uncountable, usually

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Examples

“The terrific seven-grain bread here is the kryptonite of restaurant reviewers: two mini-loaves and you are incapacitated.”

“So while recording or sampling a Charlie Manson track […] makes for shock⟳ rock kudos aplenty, a devotion to Hubbard is kryptonite for credibility.”

“We all have⟳ our own⟳ kryptonite or kryptonites, so don't tempt yourself by listening to so-called friends who are just demonic tools being used to bring⟳ you under.”

“But of course porn is kryptonite to many investors.”

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