English · Slang Attested

clapped out

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Exhausted, worn out.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Kiệt sức, mòn mỏi

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Examples

Accusations of letting a service run down deliberately will always be made if, to quote one local case, a mostly empty mid-day train continues to run, while in the same service an early morning train is discontinued, causing: (a) six men to lose their jobs; (b) four men to go on to permanent night s

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “clapped out” mean?

Exhausted, worn out.

Is “clapped out” formal or informal?

clapped out is generally slang.

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