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

Like, her love of whacked-out, experimental baking.

From Literature

But save a few random guffaws, this whacked-out tale of a Jewish family’s Shabbat dinner that goes wildly off the rails may prompt more eye rolls and exasperated sighs than were surely on the menu.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Slate

“Noah’s bringing in pop music from all over the place, but he’s putting this Texas air into it. That really resonates with me, because we are a whacked-out state that produces a lot of left-field art. At the same time, Noah does his own thing. There’s joy there.”

From New York Times

“Lock Up” was a flop, but United Press International wrote that Mr. Sizemore, as a “whacked-out scheming loser of an inmate,” had emerged “with semi-star potential.”

From New York Times