"clapped out" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 clapped out.ogg [Australia] Forms: more clapped out [comparative], most clapped out [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} clapped out (comparative more clapped out, superlative most clapped out)
  1. (slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Exhausted, worn out. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang Synonyms: clapped-out Related terms: clap out

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