whacked-out

American  

[hwakt-out, wakt-] / ˈʰwæktˈaʊt, ˈwækt- /

adjective

Slang.

1. tired; exhausted; worn-out.

2. wacky; crazy.

3. stupefied or crazed by narcotic drugs or alcohol; stoned.

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whacked out Idioms  

1. Tired out, exhausted, as in They were whacked out after that long flight . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

2. Crazy, especially under the influence of drugs. For example, She looked whacked out when the police picked her up . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

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Etymology

Origin of whacked-out

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Aside from being so whacked-out and silly, it’s just not practically possible.

From Slate • May 14, 2024

“We had a tour bus come by our home and our business with all these whacked-out people in it,” he said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2022

"There was a lot of conspiratorial talk. It was like he'd been reading whacked-out spy novels all weekend," Boehner wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2021

But Tour Bus isn’t merely laughing at whacked-out musicians.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2020

All these years, I never considered the possibility that my father—my well-meaning but occasionally whacked-out father—might be walking around with a broken heart, carrying a pain too awful to talk about.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen