clapped-out

American  

[klapt-out] / ˈklæptˈaʊt /

adjective

British Informal.

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

2. (of a person) exhausted; fatigued.

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clapped out British  

adjective

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

2. extremely tired; exhausted

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Etymology

Origin of clapped-out

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

If by the late 2040s you're still running a clapped-out natural-gas boiler, you may be obliged to rip it out - but that's a long way ahead.

From BBC

Anyone driving around in a clapped-out car they rely on for the school run might well wonder how to afford a shiny new electric car.

From BBC

In Benghazi, Mr. Hifter was infuriated that the mercenaries had brought old aircraft — one official called them “clapped-out helicopters” — instead of the more powerful craft they had promised.

From New York Times

All along the highway were signs of logging, including an enormous sawmill at Moraes Almeida and three clapped-out flatbed trucks parked up one morning without licence plates by a smaller sawmill at Vila Izol.

From The Guardian

Compared to this bare-knuckle confrontational style, Springer started to look even more like a clapped-out sideshow; miraculously, his show managed to lumber on until 2018 before finally sputtering out.

From The Guardian