washed-up

[ wosht-uhp, wawsht- ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. done for; having failed completely.

washed up

adjective

1. no longer useful, successful, hopeful, etc

   our hopes for the new deal are all washed up

2. exhausted

Word History and Origins

Origin of washed-up¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Idioms and Phrases

see wash up , def. 3.