Meaning & use

Shagged

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British informal for extremely tired or exhausted.

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After the twelve-hour shift, she was completely shagged and went straight to bed.

We were shagged out by the time we reached the summit.

A note on using this word

Common in British and Australian informal speech, often in the phrase 'shagged out'; the word has other, more vulgar slang senses in some contexts, so tone matters.

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