euchred

American  

[yoo-kerd] / ˈyu kərd /

adjective

Australian Informal.

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

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Etymology

Origin of euchred

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

Example Sentences

Including those who the govt imagines are being euchred today.

From Economist

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

The value of the march and point are the same as in the two-handed or four-handed game, but if the challenging player is euchred, each of his adversaries scores two points.

From Project Gutenberg

If he makes less than this number, he is "euchred," and his opponent scores "two."

From Project Gutenberg

If, on the other hand, the dealer "turns it down," the players, beginning with the elder hand, are invited in succession to "make it" what they please; the challenging party in either case being bound, in conjunction with his partner, to make three tricks, under penalty of being euchred.

From Project Gutenberg