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whacked

American

[hwakt, wakt] / ʰwækt, wækt /

adjective

Chiefly British Slang.

exhausted; tired out.

Etymology

Origin of whacked

First recorded in 1915–20; whack + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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The economy may be less like a tire swing that always bounces back after being whacked with a stick, and more like a piñata that eventually bursts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Anisimova, beaten in last year's Wimbledon and US Open finals, showed the first signs of frustration as she whacked the soles of her trainers with her racquet.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Financial stocks get whacked first because banks live and die on repo markets working smoothly.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Linehan "deliberately whacked" the phone and threw it in the road outside a conference last October, his trial was told.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

And I was about to hand him my money when the front door to Jerry’s whacked open and a cop pushed a younger guy out in front of him.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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