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clapped-out

[klapt-out]
adjective British Informal.
  1. (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
  2. (of a person) exhausted; fatigued.
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Origin of clapped-out

First recorded in 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for clapped out

clapped out

adjective
  1. (clapped-out when prenominal) British, Australian and NZ informal (esp of machinery) worn out; dilapidated
  2. Australian and NZ extremely tired; exhausted
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