whacked-out
adjective
tired; exhausted; worn-out.
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Tired out, exhausted, as in They were whacked out after that long flight . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]
whacked-out
American
[hwakt-aut, wakt-]
/ ˈʰwæktˈaʊt, ˈwækt- /
adjective
Slang.
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tired; exhausted; worn-out.
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wacky; crazy.
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stupefied or crazed by narcotic drugs or alcohol; stoned.
whacked out
Idioms
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Tired out, exhausted, as in They were whacked out after that long flight . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]
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Crazy, especially under the influence of drugs. For example, She looked whacked out when the police picked her up . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]
Etymology
Origin of whacked-out
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“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
"Me You Madness" is certainly, deliberately outrageous — Catherine dances with body parts to "Let's Hear It for the Boy" in one whacked-out sequence.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2021
But Tour Bus isn’t merely laughing at whacked-out musicians.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2020
Nearly 35 years later, the Hot 100 is crowned by a track that’s even more whacked-out and skittery than “Somebody’s Watching Me.”
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2018
It's bad enough that Brick's ordering us all to go to this whacked-out march in the first place.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
“But it’s going to be whacked out in a wonderful way.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
He whacked out gamely, but never did get it down as Pan got out of his own trouble on the left of the green and drained an eight-footer for an up-and-down par.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2021
After all, most people who have had even a mild version of the coronavirus have reported they were whacked out for the best part of a week and good for next to nothing.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2020
So I took them home and then just whacked out a quick voiceover and stuck them up.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2020
But Grace had been pretty whacked out and the all-encompassing grief of loss.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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