euchred

[ yoo-kerd ]

adjective

, Australian Informal.

1. utterly done in or at the end of one's tether; exhausted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of euchred¹

First recorded in 1865–70; euchre + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Including those who the govt imagines are being euchred today.

From Economist

But no one's running to the barricades on the refs' behalf now; no one's going to throw any bricks when they get euchred out of their pension program, either.

From Slate

If, on the other hand, the dealer "turns it down," the players, beginning with the elder hand, are invited in succession to "make it" what they please; the challenging party in either case being bound, in conjunction with his partner, to make three tricks, under penalty of being euchred.

From Project Gutenberg

The value of the march and point are the same as in the two-handed or four-handed game, but if the challenging player is euchred, each of his adversaries scores two points.

From Project Gutenberg

To avoid this, which is hardly a satisfactory termination for the younger hand, another method of scoring is sometimes adopted, the points for the euchre being deducted from the score of the euchred player, who is "set back" accordingly.

From Project Gutenberg