Oleh kerana seringkali diucapkan oleh rakyat Malaysia, untuk suatu jangkamasa, aku menyangkakan bahawa "kaput" adalah bahasa Melayu, suatu slanga, mungkin, sehinggalah aku menemuinya di dalam kamus, baharulah aku ketahui bahawa ia adalah daripada bahasa Inggeris, walaupun mungkin juga berasal daripada perkataan Jerman.

menurut Merriam-Webster;
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaput

kaput

adjective  ka·put \kə-ˈpu̇t, kä-, -ˈpüt\

Simple Definition of kaput

• : no longer working
• : no longer able to continue : completely ruined or defeated

Full Definition of kaput

1. 1:  utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed
2. 2:  unable to function
3. 3:  hopelessly outmoded

Did You Know?

Kaput originated with a card game called piquet that has been popular in France for centuries. French players originally used the term "capot" to describe both big winners and big losers. To win all twelve tricks in a hand was called "faire capot" ("to make capot"), but to lose them all was known as "être capot" ("to be capot"). German speakers adopted "capot," but respelled it "kaputt," and used it only for losers. When English speakers borrowed the word from German, they started using "kaput" for things that were broken, useless, or destroyed.

Oleh kerana kurang berinteraksi dengan bangsa Inggeris dan Eropah, maka aku sangat kurang ataupun mungkin tidak pernah mendengar perkataan kaput diucapkan oleh orang-orang selain rakyat Malaysia. Mungkin satu-satunya situasi aku mendengar ia diucapkan oleh bangsa Inggeris sendiri ialah di dalam siri The Incredible Hulk S02E03 The Antowuk Horror.