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slang

cooked

Meaning

  1. Past saving. Finished, in the bad way.
  2. Tired beyond repair.

“The exam is in an hour and I haven’t opened the book. I’m cooked.”

Where it came from

From the kitchen: once something is cooked, it stays cooked. Common online since the early 2020s, most often as “we’re so cooked.”

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