pooped

pooped
This means to be tired. Old sailing term describing the helmsman's condition after standing a watch at the helm, which was located on the poop deck - a small deck at the rear or stern of an old sailing vessel.

Boy, am I pooped today.


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  • -pooped — «poopt», adjective. Slang. tired; exhausted: »I m too pooped to think any more (New Yorker). pooped, combining form. having a poop: »High pooped = having a high poop …   Useful english dictionary

  • pooped — [pu:pt] adj also .pooped out [not before noun] AmE informal very tired = ↑exhausted ▪ I was really pooped by the end of the day …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pooped — Pooped, p. p. & a. (Naut.) (a) Having a poop; furnished with a poop. (b) Struck on the poop. (c) Tired; exhausted, fatigued. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pooped — [ pupt ] adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL very tired …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pooped — [adj] tired beat*, burned out*, bushed*, collapsing, dead on one’s feet*, dog tired*, done for*, done in*, drained, drooping, drowsy, enervated, exhausted, fatigued, fried*, out of gas*, overworked, played out*, run down, run ragged, shot*,… …   New thesaurus

  • pooped — /poohpt/, adj. Informal. fatigued; exhausted: I m too pooped to go shopping today. Also, pooped out. [1930 35; Amer.; POOP2 + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • pooped — /poohpt/, adj. Informal. fatigued; exhausted: I m too pooped to go shopping today. Also, pooped out. [1930 35; Amer.; POOP2 + ED2] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pooped — Poop Poop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pooping}.] [Cf. D. poepen. See {Pop}.] To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pooped — adjective /pupt/ a) Tired; exhausted. Well, Ive walked 35 miles since yesterday to get here, so Im pooped b) having had a wave come over the stern from abaft …   Wiktionary

  • pooped — Synonyms and related words: all in, anemic, apathetic, asthenic, ausgespielt, beat, beat up, beaten, benumbed, blase, bloodless, bone weary, bored, bushed, chicken, cowardly, dead, dead and alive, dead tired, deadbeat, debilitated, dog tired, dog …   Moby Thesaurus

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