Knackered, shattered and zonked: English Slang Collection

Knackered

"Did a double at the café, then squeezed onto the Night Tube. Got home, kicked my shoes off, and I’m knackered, mate."

Shattered

"I’m shattered, been up since five with the baby and the boiler’s screaming. I’m cancelling the pub and heading for a kip."

Wrecked

"You coming to five-a-side, mate? Nah, I’m wrecked. Three hours kip, then we got rinsed at the pub. My head’s doing drum and bass."

Zonked

"After that double shift I got home, kicked my shoes off, and was zonked by eight, telly still on and curry untouched."

Zonked out

"He was zonked out on the sofa, telly blaring, still holding his kebab. I shouted his name twice and he didn’t even twitch."

Zapped

"I’m proper zapped after that shift, mate. Brain’s fried and my legs are jelly. I’m skipping the pub, going home for a brew and bed."

Cream crackered

"Mate, I’m cream crackered, been up since sparrow’s fart, ran all over town, and the Central line was chaos. Cuppa, sofa, lights out."

Kippered

"Did a quick jog after work and now I’m kippered, mate. Legs are jelly, so I’m off to the chippy for tea."

Jiggered

"Me bike’s jiggered again, chain’s off, so I’m legging it. Rock in late and the gaffer goes, well I’ll be jiggered, fancy a brew?"

Fagged out

"I’m fagged out, mate. Twelve-hour shift, Tube was rammed, and I’ve still got washing up waiting. Stick the kettle on, I’m done."

Cooked

"Cooked means you're in big trouble or things just aren't going your way at all. For example, you might see your friend getting caught while cheating on a test in school and you'd say, he's cooked."

Cooked

"Cooked? You may think that is a positive thing because you know cook means like you're cooking up something but actually no, cooked literally means like you're done, you're exhausted, you're in trouble, you're doomed. That's basically what cooked means. An example would be oh my god guys my mom just caught me vaping. I am so cooked."

Cooked

"Bro really thought he cooked with that comment. Cooked. So that means, like, you did something impressive or smart or just, like, really well done, essentially. Um, I'm American from the United States."

Cooked

"Went to Bondi without sunnies or sunscreen and now I look like a lobster, mate I am absolutely cooked beyond all repair."

Fried

"Fried is basically when someone's, you know, mentally drained or mentally exhausted, they're confused, they're like just done with whatever task they're doing. An example would be, because I tried so hard to lock in for this exam, but after three hours I'm just fried. I can't even look at any book anymore."

Fried

"Three hours into revision, two iced coffees deep, and I still could not remember basic vocab. I was fried and staring at the wall like it owed me money."

Frazzled

"I walked into the office proper frazzled, coffee down my shirt, emails piling up, and Dave asking for one more favour. Needed a cuppa and silence."

Wired

"Had three coffees before the meeting, now I’m wired, tapping my knee like a jackhammer. Tried to watch TV but my brain’s remixing everything. Sleep who?"

Kip

"I’m gonna have a kip on the sofa, yeah. Wake me at eight or I’ll miss pre-drinks and end up rocking yesterday’s jeans again."

Cat nap

"I’m done in, gonna have a cat nap on the sofa. Wake me in 20, then we’ll grab a cuppa and crack on."

Forty winks

"Let me catch forty winks and I will be good to drive again."

Caulk

"I’m off for a caulk on the sofa, butt, work’s done me in. Give us a nudge in an hour or I’ll miss the lot."

Hit the hay

"I’m off to hit the hay, got a meeting at sparrow’s fart. Been up since dawn and I’m running on two pints and a meal deal."

Hit the sack

"I'm shattered, I'm going to hit the sack before midnight for once."

Sparked out

"Got back from the club and he was sparked out on the settee, trainers on, telly shouting, cold chips balanced on his belly."

Conk out

"Van conked out on the M25, so I’m on the hard shoulder with a grim meal deal. Got to Nan’s, collapsed, and conked out mid-Coronation Street."

Eepy

"I'm so eepy after that big lunch, I could curl up right here on the desk."

Bed-rotting

"After that brutal week I spent all Sunday bed-rotting with snacks and series."

Veg out

"I’ve had a mad week at work, so I’m gonna veg out tonight, trackies on, telly blaring, phone on silent, naan in hand."

Put your feet up

"You’ve been grafting since six, mate. Stick the kettle on, put your feet up, and I’ll sort dinner while you watch the footy."

Wind down

"I’m winding down after this week, mate. Kettle’s on, telly’s on, phone’s on silent. If anyone suggests a cheeky pint, they’re getting blanked."

Lamping

"I'm just lamping on the sofa watching telly."

Bimble

"Had nothing on this morning so I bimbled down to the canal, watched some ducks fight over bread, and bimbled back. Productive day honestly."

Bone idle

"Mum told him to put the bins out, and he acted like it was Everest. Absolute bone idle, sprawled in front of the telly with a cuppa."

Dosser

"Dan’s been on our sofa three weeks, smashing our crisps and job-hunting on FIFA. Still hasn’t taken the bins out once. Absolute dosser, swear down."

Couch-potato

"I was a total couch-potato all weekend, didn't move except to refill the snacks."

Homebody

"I've become such a homebody, my idea of a big night out is ordering a takeaway."

Goblin mode

"I cancelled all my plans and went full goblin mode for the whole weekend."

Soft life

"I quit the second job, I am choosing the soft life from now on."

Burning the candle at both ends

"I’ve been burning the candle at both ends all week, late at the pub then up for the commute. No wonder I’m shattered."

Second wind

"Thought I was done by mile six, mate, then a second wind hit and I flew home. Felt proper heroic till I got in and melted."

Run ragged

"I’ve been run ragged all week, the boss piling on shifts and the kids needing everything at once. I’m absolutely knackered and it’s only Thursday."

Snowed under

"Boss chucked another report on my desk and I'm snowed under, mate. If you fancy a brew, bring a shovel and a miracle."

Peaky

"You’re looking peaky, mate, proper ghosty. Grab a brew and some toast, yeah? No heroics, just park it on the sofa."

Under the weather

"Can’t come to footy, mate, I’m a bit under the weather. Think I’ve picked up a lurgy on the Tube, or that 2am kebab’s back for revenge."

The lurgy

"Sorry lads, can’t make the pub, I’ve got the lurgy, coughing like a broken exhaust. Keep your distance, I’ll be on Lemsip and duvet duty."

Rough as guts

"Arvo after the bucks night I was rough as guts, spewin' in the dunny and lookin' like I slept in the ute."

Hangxiety

"The hangxiety hit hard, I spent all morning convinced I'd offended everyone."

Knackered, shattered and zonked

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