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Slang – Knackered
British English Slang –
Knackered
or
Cream Crackered
Meaning – Extremely tired
. This expression can also be used to describe something that is worn out or damaged because it has been used too much.
Cream crackered
is British English rhyming slang for
knackered.
C
ream crackered
can therefore be used in a similar way to knackered.
“I’ve been playing football all afternoon and now I’m utterly
knackered
!”
“I’m not going out tonight because I’m
cream crackered
.”
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