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rooted
Broken, exhausted, ruined or in serious trouble; also a vulgar sexual sense.
In a sentence
After moving house all weekend, I was completely rooted.
Where it came from
Australian English has a distinctive extended rooted sense family beyond the international botanical/literal word.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established