whacked

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whacked

(wăkt, hwăkt)

adj.

Drunk or intoxicated.

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whacked

(wækt)

adj

informal Brit completely exhausted

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Adj.

whacked - (British informal) exhausted or worn out

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

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esausto picchiato

whacked

[ˈwækt] ADJ (Brit) to be whacked → estar agotado, estar hecho polvo

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whacked

[ˈ^hwækt] adj (British) (= tired) → crevé(e)

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whacked

adj (Brit inf: = exhausted) → kaputt (inf)

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whacked

[wækt] adj (fam) (exhausted) → sfinito/a, stremato/a

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