knackered
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- IPA /ˈnæk.əd/
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knackered verb
- (UK slang) To tire out, exhaust.“Carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out”
- (UK slang) To reprimand.“Digital giants Dstv and Vision Group’s Bukedde Television didn’t go untouched with the former lashed for laxities in re-connection especially in cases where a subscriber renewed their subscription by Mobile Money, while the latter got knackered for promoting witchcraft and witch doctors. ( http//trumpetnews.co.ug/2017/03/16/1615/ )”
Adjective
knackered adjective
- Tired or exhausted.
Adjective
knackered adjective
- Broken, inoperative.
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cream crackeredbrokenworn-outexhaustedbushedfatiguedpoopedwhackedspentovertiredtireddepletedscreweddoomedwastedwindedbustedtrashed
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