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zonked | zonked out (2) American English

Meaning: exhausted, very tired

For example:

  • The boys did a lot of work around the farm today, so they're too zonked to go out tonight.

  • I was so zonked out after running the race that I just lay down on the track for a while.

Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:

Hillary was really zonked after
  1. reading for two hours
  2. sleeping for six hours
  3. working for ten hours

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