Knackered Definition
năkərd
adjective
Very tired; exhausted.
Webster's New World
(UK, Ireland, South Africa, colloquial) Broken, inoperative.
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verb
Simple past tense and past participle of knacker.
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Origin of Knackered
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From "ready for the knacker's yard" or "fit to be knackered", meaning "worn-out livestock, fit to be slaughtered and rendered".
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From British slang knacker to kill, wear out, tire from knacker
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the verb knacker.
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