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• knackered — knack|ered [ˈnækəd US ərd] adj BrE spoken informal 1.) extremely tired = ↑exhausted 2.) too old or broken to use British Equivalent: clapped out ▪ a knackered old bike …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• knackered — knack|ered [ nækərd ] adjective BRITISH VERY INFORMAL 1. ) very tired 2. ) hurt, damaged, or destroyed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• knackered — knack•ered [[t]ˈnæk ərd[/t]] adj. Brit. Slang. brit. exhausted; very tired • Etymology: 1885–90; knacker to tire (attenuation of earlier sense “to kill”) …   From formal English to slang

• knackered — adj British exhausted. This is not, strictly speaking, a slang word as it derives from knacker , denoting a worn out horse or a slaugh terer of horses, but has come to be seen as slang because of confusion with knackers, in the sense of testicles …   Contemporary slang

• knick — cam·i·knick·ers; knick; knick·er; knick·er·bock·er; knick·er·bock·ered; knick·ered; knick·knack; knick·knack·ato·ry; knick·knack·ery; knick·knacky; …   English syllables

• Dave Lister (fictional character) — For the origami historian, see David Lister (origami historian). David Lister The Last Human First appearance The End …   Wikipedia