TIRE, TIRED, TIREDNESS, TIRING (fatigue)
ADJECTIVES
► AFAINT in a weakened or enfeebled state; tired, fatigued; weak and dizzy; close to losing consciousness; faint → 1834
► ALL IN tired → 1902 sl.
► ALL IN BUT ONE’S BOOT-STRAPS exhausted, very tired → 1950 Amer. dial.
► ALL IN BUT ONE’S SHOELACES exhausted, very tired → 1966 Amer. dial.
► ALL IN BUT ONE’S SHOESTRINGS exhausted, very tired → 1940 Amer. dial.
► ALL OVER THE FLOOR tired, exhausted → 1959 Amer. dial.
► ASS-BUSTING exhausting; tiring → 1973 Amer. sl.
► AUSGESPIELT tired out; finished; broken → 1907 Amer. dial.
► AWEARY tired, weary, fatigued → 1552
► BAGGED fatigued, exhausted, very tired → 1962 Amer. sl.
► BAKED ► BAKED UP exhausted; tired out → c1800 sl.
► BATTERED tired, overcome by walking or labour → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BAUCH weak, tired out, exhausted → 1819 Sc.
► BEAT tired → 1832 sl.
► BEAT-DOWN tired, exhausted → 2007 US sl.
► BEAT OUT tired, fatigued → 1746 Amer. dial.
► BEAT TO THE CHOPS tired out; orig. said of a trombone player → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BEAT-UP tired out; exhausted → 1951 US sl.
► BEAT WITH THE HEAT hot and tired → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BEAZLED tired out, exhausted → 1894 Eng. dial.
► BEGGERED tired → 1984 NZ euphemism for ‘buggered up’
► BELAGGED tired out → 1795 Eng. dial.
► BLOWN OUT tired, exhausted, hung over → 2007 US high school sl. (Bk.)
► BONE-TIRED excessively tired → 1928
► BREATHING OUT OF ONE’S ARSE tired, exhausted → 2007 military sl. (Bk.)
► BREATHING OUT OF ONE’S HOOP tired, exhausted → 2007 military sl. (Bk)
► BREATHING OUT OF ONE’S RING tired, exhausted → 2007 military sl. (Bk.)
► BROKE DOWN very tired, exhausted → 1966 Amer. dial.
► BROKEN DOWN very tired, exhausted → 1873 Amer. dial.
► BUGGERED tired → 1947 sl.
► BURNED OUT ► BURNT OUT tired; bored → 1990 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BUSHED tired, exhausted → 1870 colloq. orig. N. Amer.
► CASHED tired → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CHARVERED exhausted, tired out → 20C sl.
► CHEWED angry, tired, defeated → 20C Amer. sl.
► CHINESE (LACQUERED) extremely tired, exhausted → 2002 UK prison rhyming sl. for ‘knackered’
► CHRISTMAS CRACKERED exhausted, extremely tired → 1974 UK rhyming sl. for ‘knackered’
► CORKED tired, exhausted → 1970 Amer. dial.
► CREAM CRACKERED exhausted, extremely tired, worn out → 1983 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘knackered’
► CREASED tired → 1925 sl., chiefly US
► DADDET faint, weary, tired through overwork → 1908 Sc.
► DAWLED tired, worn out → 1790 Eng. dial.
► DEAD tired to exhaustion → 1813 Amer. sl.
► DEAD ON ONE’S FEET tired to exhaustion → c1890 Amer. sl.
► DEAD TO THE WORLD utterly tired; exhausted → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► DIK tired of something or someone → 1986 S. Afr. sl.
► DOG-ASS TIRED completely tired → 1969 Amer. sl.
► DONE UP tired, exhausted → 1835 Amer. dial.
► EAT UP tired out, exhausted → 1970s US students’ sl.
► EUCHRED tired → 1932 Aust. sl.
► FAGGED ► FAGGED OUT exhausted, tired, fatigued → 1785 colloq.
► FANTIGUED tired, exhausted, fatigued → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FATIGABLE ► FATIGUABLE 1. capable of being fatigued; easily tired → 1608
2. wearying, tiring → 1656 obs.
► FATIGATE wearied, tired, fatigued, exhausted with labour → 1471 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FAZZLED tired, exhausted → 1913 Amer. dial.
► FEEPED OUT very tired, lacking energy, lethargic → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► FLAKED OUT tired → 1950s Amer. sl.
► FLOPPED OUT listless, tired → 1970 Amer. dial.
► FREAKED OUT tired out; exhausted → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GAITED tired, weary → 1951 Amer. dial.
► GIVED OUT ► GIVEN OUT tired out, exhausted, broken down → 1852 Amer. dial.
► GOOPY tired, ‘under the weather’; without energy → 1968 Amer. dial.
► HACKED dispirited; tired or disconcerted, exhausted→ 1882 Amer. dial.
► HACKED OFF exhausted; tired → L19 sl., orig. US
► HACKED UP confused; tired→ 1984 Amer. sl.
► HAGGED lean, gaunt; haggard; worn-out, tired → 1694 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► HAGGEY tiring, fatiguing → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAGGING tiring, fatiguing → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HARD tired, exhausted → 1941 Amer. dial.
► HATTERING harassing, tiring → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JACK mentally or morally tired or sick → c1920 Aust. sl.
► JADED ALL OVER tired, exhausted, fatigued, wearied→ 1966 Amer. dial.
► JADED OUT tired, exhausted, fatigued, wearied→ 1966 Amer. dial.
► JAGGED exhausted, very tired → 1968 Amer. dial.
► JIGGERED tired → 2012 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JIGGERED UP tired → 1862 sl., orig. dialect
► KABUSH very tired, exhausted → 1970 Amer. dial.
► KNACKED exhausted, utterly tired-out → 1980s sl.
► KNACKERED tired → 1949 sl.
► KNOCKED UP tired → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► LASSATE tired, wearied → 1694 obs.
► LOUSY unwell, tired, depressed → 1933 Amer. dial.
► MAGGED tired out, exhausted → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAULING tiring, fatiguing, wearying → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MELTED tired → 2000s Irish sl.
► MOILED hot and weary with work; tired out, exhausted → 1790 Eng. dial.
► MOLLY MAGUIRED tired → 1998 Brit. rhyming sl.
► MUNTED extremely tired, exhausted → 2001 NZ sl.
► NAGGLED tired → 1903 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OFF HIS SAUCER tired, not in the humour, out of sorts → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► ORNERY tired or vaguely unwell → 1965 Amer. dial.
► OUT OF IT tired, exhausted, ill → 1958 sl.
► PEGGED OUT exhausted, tired, worn out → 1868 Amer. dial.
► POOPED tired → 1932 sl., orig. US
► POWFAGGED extremely tired; physically or mentally exhausted → 1864 Eng. dial.
► PUCKERED OUT tired out, exhausted → 1966 Amer. dial.
► RACKED tired out, exhausted → 1960s sl.
► RAGGED nervy, out of sorts, under the weather, unwell, tired → L19 sl., orig. Aust.
► RAGGED OUT tired out → 1970s US students’ sl.
► REESTED stiff, tired, unwilling to do anything → 1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► ROOTED tired → 1944 Aust. sl.
► ROUGH unwell, sick; tired, dejected; now, esp. as the result of a hangover or lack of sleep → 1882 colloq., orig. Eng. dial.
► SADING tiring, monotonous → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SHABBY having a general feeling of unwellness, tired, ‘under the weather’ → 1926 Amer. dial.
► SHAGGED tired; often followed by ‘out’ → 1932 sl.
► SHATTERED extremely tired → 1930 sl.
► SHOT tired → 1939 sl.
► SICK AND SADED tired or weary of something → 1896 Eng. dial.
► SLAUGHTERED extremely tired → 2012 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► STONKERED tired → 1918 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
► STOVE-UP tired → 1901 N. Amer. sl.
► SWEYNT tired, lazy → c1450 obs.
► TAFFLED tired, exhausted, fatigued → 1825 obs. (Bk.)
► TAGGING tiring, tiresome → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TAIGLED tired, wearied → 1814 Sc.
► TAIGLESOME wearisome, tiring, tedious → 1912 Sc.
► THROUGH tired out → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TIRABLE that may be easily tired → 1607
► TIREDFUL weary, tired → 1901 Eng. dial.
► TIRELING fatigued, tired → 1590 obs.
► TIRESOME causing physical fatigue; fatiguing, tiring → 1598 obs.
► TIRY tired, weary, fatigued → 1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► TRASHED overworked, tired → 20C Amer. students’ sl.
► TRIFLING of a person: tired, draggy, under the weather; of one’s health: poor → 1887 Amer. dial.
► TUCKERED tired; often followed by ‘out’ → c1840 US sl.
► TWICKERED OUT tired, exhausted, very weary → 1886 Eng. dial.
► WABBIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy → 1895 Sc.
► WAGGED OUT tired out, worn out → 1875 Amer. dial.
► WAGGY tired out, worn out → 1875 Amer. dial.
► WALL-FALLING exhausted, tired out → 1970s Irish sl.
► WAPPIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy → 1895 Sc.
► WASHED-OUT tired-looking; pale; wan → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WASTED tired → 1995 sl.
► WHACKED ► WHACKED OUT exhausted; tired out → 1919 sl.
► WHIPPED fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired; sometimes followed by ‘up’ → 1940 US sl.
► WHIPPED DOWN fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired → 1935 Amer. dial.
► WHIPPED OUT fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired → 1906 Amer. dial.
► WIPED ► WIPED OUT tired; usually followed by ‘out’ → 1958 sl., orig. US
► WORRIED OUT tired, exhausted → 1901 Amer. dial.
► WORRITED tired → 1915 Amer. dial.
► WUBBIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy → 1895 Sc.
► ZAPPED tired to the point of exhaustion → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► ZONKED tired; often followed by ‘out’ → 1972 sl.
► ZONKERS completely exhausted, tired → 1960s sl.
NOUNS
► DEFATIGABLENESS aptness to be tired → 1727
► FESSITUDE weariness, tiredness, fatigue → 1656 obs.
► HALLOCK a tiring affair, as a lengthy journey → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TIRE tiredness; fatigue → 1859 Eng. dial. & colloq.
► TIRESOMENESS the condition of being tired; weariness → 1646 obs.
► TIRINESS tiredness → 1697 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► TIRELING one who is easily tired out with work or exercise; a tired person or animal → 1590 obs.
► VEGGIE ► VEGGY a person who is tired or exhausted → 1995 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WEARY WILLIE a person who is perpetually tired, sad and pessimistic → 1947 US sl.
► ZOMBIE a very tired person → 1995 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
PHRASES
► FIDO’S GOING TO GET YOU you are becoming very tired → 1967 Amer. dial.
► LIKE DEATH WARMED UP used to denote extreme exhaustion or tiredness → 1939 sl.
VERBS
► ATTEDIATE to be tedious to; to tire, to weary, to exhaust → 1603 obs.
► BAKE to exhaust, to tire → 1861 Eng. dial.
► BEJADE to weary, tire out → 1620 obs.
► DAUL► DAWL to tire, to weary, to fatigue → 1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DEFATIGATE to make weary, to tire out, to exhaust with labour → 1552 obs.
► DO IN to tire; to exhaust → 1917 sl.
► DULL to grow weary, to tire of something → c1374
► FADE to become tired, to feel increasingly exhausted → 1980s US students’ sl.
► FAG to make one fatigued; to tire, to weary; to exhaust → 1826
► FAG ONE OUT to tire someone out → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FASH AT to get tired of, to dislike; to grow angry at → 1821 Sc.
► FATIGATE to fatigue, exhaust, weary, tire → 1535 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FINISH to tire, to exhaust; often followed by ‘off’ → 1816 sl.
► FLAX to weary, to tire; to become tired → 1891 Amer. dial.
► HAG ► HAGG to fatigue, to tire out → 1674 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
► HAGGLE to tease, to worry, to harass; to over-work, to fatigue, to tire out → 1905 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HARASS to wear out, tire out, or exhaust with fatigue, trouble, care, etc. → a1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► HATTER to wear or tire out; to exhaust; to harass → 1687 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► HAVE ONE’S ASS IN A SLING to be or to appear to be sad, rejected, tired, or defeated → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► JABB to weary, to tire out, to exhaust → 1790 Sc.
► JACK UP to wear out; to tire, to exhaust → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JADE 1. to exhaust or wear out by driving or working hard; to fatigue, to weary, to tire → 1606
2. to become tired or worn out; to grow dull or languid; to flag → 1620
► JAFFLE to tire or wear out → 1824 Sc.
► JAMPH to tire, to fatigue; to exhaust by toil → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► JIGGER to tire, to exhaust → 1900 Amer. dial.
► KICK A PERSON’S ARSE ► KICK A PERSON’S ASS to defeat or humiliate; to exhaust or tire out → 1855 colloq.
► KNACKER to tire, to exhaust → 1946 sl.
► KNOCK IT OUT OF ONE to tire, to exhaust → M19 sl.
► LAG to tire, to weary, to fatigue, to exhaust → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAGGLE to tire out, to exhaust → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAUL to fatigue, to tire out; to harass, to vex → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NOT TO HAVE A LEG TO PUT UNDER ONE to be tired out → 1905 Ireland (Bk.)
► POOP ► POOP OUT to tire, to exhaust → 1931 colloq., orig. US
► POWFAG to tire; to fatigue the brain; to trouble and perplex the mind → 1864 Eng. dial.
► PUT DOTS ON ONE to bore, to tire → Amer. World War I sl.
► RAG OUT to become tired → 1970s US students’ sl.
► RAZZOR to exhaust; to wear out, to tire → 19C Eng. dial.
► SADE to become weary or tired → 1886 Eng. dial.
► SEW UP to tire, to exhaust → 1837 sl.
► SOWP vb. to weary, to tire; to become exhausted or worn out → 1450 Sc. obs.
► STAND A GOOD FAG to resist tiredness; to persevere → L18 sl.
► TAFFLE to perplex, to tire, to wear out, to exhaust with fatigue → 1750 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TAIGLE to tire, to make weary, to fatigue → 1814 Sc.
► TAKE IT OUT OF ONE to tire, to exhaust → M19 sl.
► TALM to become exhausted; to fail, to tire, to faint, to swoon → c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► TAVE to distress; to over-tire; to labour under a disease; to recover from a very severe illness → 1875 Sc.
► TEW to exhaust; to fatigue; to tire; to trouble, to harass, to bother; to overcome → 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► THEW to tire → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TINE CONCEIT to tire of anything → 1874 Sc.
► TOIL OUT to tire out, to exhaust with toil → 1610 arch.
► TUCKER to tire, to exhaust → c1840 US sl.
► TUCKER OUT to weary; to tire; to exhaust → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► VANQUISH to exhaust, to tire out → 1905 Sc.
► WAPPER to be tired out → 1898 Eng. dial.