whacked

[ wakt, hwakt ]

/ wækt, ʰwækt /

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adjective Chiefly British Slang.

exhausted; tired out.

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Origin of whacked

First recorded in 1915–20; whack + -ed²

He should, according to Mahony, prepare himself to be whacked over the head with such a thoughtless and offensive gift.
Dita Von Teese, My Breasts Are All Yours|Amanda Clayman|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unless said partner is ready to be whacked over their head with the box for their thoughtlessness, they have made a grave mistake.
Dita Von Teese, Keep Your Hands Off Our Boobs|Emma Mahony|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was that time Nancy Kerrigan was whacked in the knee by a baton-wielding assailant in 1994.
Sotnikova Beat Kim Yu-Na? Figure Skating Is Probably Corrupt (But We Knew That)|Kevin Fallon|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cliffhanger on the first one was “somebody whacked the erasers.”
The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History|Kevin Fallon|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

They were chalk marks on the floor because somebody whacked the erasers.
The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History|Kevin Fallon|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He whacked the sides with his tail, as if he enjoyed the game–and jumped out as soon as we turned away.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
Some one with an oath whacked me over the head with a sabre, my horse stumbled in the darkness, and down I went into chaos.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
Three Bottles whacked off one scaly head and at last a second one, but he was unable to touch the third.
Mighty Mikko|Parker Fillmore
If two or more dogs got fighting their owners simply whacked them with kerries until they desisted.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
With this in his fore-paw, he ran at the oni, whacked him soundly, and stuck him all over with the sharp prickles.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis