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clapped-out

American  
[klapt-out] / ˈklæptˈaʊt /

adjective

British Informal.

  1. (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.

  2. (of a person) exhausted; fatigued.

clapped out British  

adjective

  1. informal (clapped-out when prenominal) (esp of machinery) worn out; dilapidated

  2. extremely tired; exhausted

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Etymology

Origin of clapped-out

First recorded in 1945–50

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