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euchred

American  
[yoo-kerd] / ˈju kərd /

adjective

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


Etymology

Origin of euchred

First recorded in 1865–70; euchre + -ed 2

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Including those who the govt imagines are being euchred today.

From Economist Apr. 5, 2013

But no one's running to the barricades on the refs' behalf now; no one's going to throw any bricks when they get euchred out of their pension program, either.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2012

Now that he has been euchred into negative slugging with Clinton -- an exercise for which Tsongas seems ill equipped -- his ability to demonstrate leadership will be further crimped.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Countess is euchred, kettle-drummed, lap-suppered, picnicked, violently bored in every small-town way.

From Time Magazine Archive

Should the first player fail to score, he is euchred.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

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