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knackered

[ nak-erd ]

adjective

, British Slang.
  1. exhausted; very tired:

    He is really knackered after work.



knackered

/ ˈnækəd /

adjective

  1. exhausted; tired out
  2. worn out; no longer working, esp after long or hard use


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Word History and Origins

Origin of knackered1

First recorded in 1885–90; knacker “to tire” (attenuation of earlier sense “to kill”; knacker ( def 1 ) ) + -ed 2

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