rekt

[rekt]

adjective

Slang.

1. wrecked, messed up, drunk, or high.

   What even happened last night—I was so rekt!

2. soundly or completely defeated; dominated: Your argument got rekt, man!

   Two players disconnected, and my multiplayer team was rekt before the match even started.

   Your argument got rekt, man!

Word History and Origins

Origin of rekt¹

First recorded in 2010–15; phonetic spelling of wrecked

Example Sentences

But this is cryptocurrency, where you can get rekt while you sleep.

From The Verge

Mr Curry's disclosure, first reported by rekt.news was made initially by email on 25 August.

From BBC

Get rekt on a Samsung smart fridge kid!

From The Verge

There is a long trail of individuals and companies who have been “rekt” as the industry parlance has it because of events: for example, the Bitcoin Cash civil war last November.

From The Guardian

Then there’s the housing market—which, as the kids might say, sort of seems to have been getting rekt lately.

From Slate

When To Use

What does rekt mean?

Rekt means “wrecked,” that is “utterly destroyed” or “wasted.” This slang term is often used to refer to someone who has been soundly defeated. It is also used to refer to someone who is extremely drunk or high.