Meaning & use
Pooped
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Informal term meaning extremely tired or exhausted.
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After the long hike, we were all completely pooped.
She felt pooped by the end of her double shift at the hospital.
A note on using this word
In nautical usage, a ship that is "pooped" has been struck by a large wave from behind (the stern, or "poop"); the sense of exhaustion likely grew out of that idea of being overwhelmed.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Struck by a heavy wave over the stern (of a ship).
The small yacht was pooped by a rogue wave during the storm.
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