clapped-out

[klapt-out]

adjective

British Informal.

1. (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.

2. (of a person) exhausted; fatigued.

clapped out

adjective

1. informal,  (clapped-out when prenominal) (esp of machinery) worn out; dilapidated

2. extremely tired; exhausted

Word History and Origins

Origin of clapped-out¹

First recorded in 1945–50