Kaput is one of those few German words that I
did not need to learn after I arrived in Germany. Like Gesundheit,
kaput has a firm place in the American vocabulary, although I remember it
being used with children more than in serious, "adult" situations
("Awe, your toy is kaput" rather than, "Yes, sir, I think
that it's the alternator that is kaput").
In gaming groups and hobby forums, the word's
English equivalent seems to be popular in describing many new games:
broken. Apparently, if we are to believe public opinion, a good
portion of new releases just do not work.