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• whacked-out
  whacked-out

  adjective

  tired; exhausted; worn-out.
• whacked out
  whacked out

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

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

"The Kids in the Hall" took advantage of the Gen X tendency to label everything as inauthentic and pointless by occasionally nestling uncomfortable commentary within their whacked-out scenarios.

From Salon • May 20, 2022

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

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2020

“You have some pretty whacked-out theories,” said Shadow.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman