fucked

American  

[fuhkt] / fʌkt /

adjective

Slang: Vulgar.

1. in an extremely unpleasant and usually hopeless position or situation.

   If the cave is on fire, we're fucked.

2. hopelessly bad; terrible.

   Young people just cannot find decent jobs in this fucked economy.

3. seriously hurt or damaged.

   I’ve got a fucked knee, so I can’t move very fast.

4. unfair or biased.

   He’s trying to legitimize the whole fucked system by telling people who can’t succeed that it's their own fault.

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verb

Slang: Vulgar.

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fuck.

Etymology

Origin of fucked

First recorded in 1920–25; fuck ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; fuck ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

I’ll come off stage and people will be cheering “one more tune”, and all I’ll be able to think about is 15 minutes into the set I fucked up a mix.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019

Jon bellows a eulogy; torches in hand, he and Dany share a look that says, Look, our relationship is fucked, but right now we’ve got some pyres to light.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019

Pretending like you have a grand plan when actually you are so totally fucked because you can’t figure out where that black 2 is supposed to go is what this game is all about.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018

Oh, and Del called out Mars Volta’s bass player for picking up a pair of wellies onsite while he just had to deal with his shoes being all fucked up.

From Time • Jul. 7, 2014

“But okay, yeah. Bo’s out. That eye’s so fucked up, he isn’t driving anywhere. And then Darryl said something that got me thinking.”

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Related Words

• lay
• screw
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