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knackered.

Tired or exhausted.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnæk.əd/UK/ˈnæk.ɚd/US
  1. Tired or exhausted.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · mildly · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From the verb knacker.

adj/ˈnæk.əd/UK/ˈnæk.ɚd/US
  1. Broken, inoperative.

    Ireland · South-Africa · UK · colloquial
Where this word comes from

From "ready for the knacker's yard" or "fit to be knackered", meaning "worn-out livestock, fit to be slaughtered and rendered".

verb/ˈnæk.əd/UK/ˈnæk.ɚd/US
  1. simple past and past participle of knacker

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From the verb knacker.

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