euchred

[ yoo-kerd ]

adjectiveAustralian Informal.
  1. utterly done in or at the end of one's tether; exhausted.

Origin of euchred

1
First recorded in 1865–70; euchre + -ed2

Words Nearby euchred

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How to use euchred in a sentence

  • "He's euchred, and may as well go about his business," laughed Weymouth.

    Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury Stephens
  • You heard how Mason, the Chicago man, euchred the Mukton gang, didn't you?

    Peter | F. Hopkinson Smith
  • This is a lone hand I'm playin', doctor, and if I'm euchred, tain't your fault.

    Gabriel Conroy | Bert Harte
  • His paper appears on Tuesday, and unless he wires the boys immediately, we're euchred!

  • But I expect we shall both be euchred by that infernal, smooth-faced, mild-voiced, new-chum cousin.

    The Crooked Stick | Rolf Boldrewood