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plumb tuckered out

Exhausted.

Origin:
It's no surprise that 'tuckered out' is an American phrase. No 'B-feature' western from the 1930s and 1940s was complete without Gabby Hayes being 'plumb tuckered out'. Hayes' contribution to the genre was celebrated by Mel Brooks in the 1974 film Blazing Saddles. In that, a look-alike actor played the part of Gabby Johnson, spouting 'authentic frontier gibberish' - "dad gum it, I am gonna die here an' no sidewindin bushwackin, hornswaglin, cracker croaker is gonna rouin me biscuit cutter".

An example is from the Wisconsin Enquirer, April 1839:
"I reckoned to have got to the tavern by sundown, but I haven't - as I'm prodigiously tuckered out."

'Plumb tuckered out' is somewhat later and the first example is from the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, February 1889: "They'll get plumb tuckered out waitin."

The actual derivation of this phrase is quite prosaic. 'Tucker' is a colloquial New England word, coined in the early 19th century, meaning 'to tire' or 'to become weary'. 'Tuckered out' is just a straightforward use of that. 'Plumb' is just an intensifier. 'Tuckered out' is rarely seen alone.
"I've been on my feet all day long, I'm plumb tuckered out!"
by CajunQueen August 18, 2009
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Tekkeroo

The soccer master, he gave birth to Messi. He has a youtube channal and you must smash that like button and hit the big RED subscribe BUTTON
Oi look its that famous bloke, Tekkeroo
by Terranora God April 3, 2019
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Tuckered Out

Derived from the colloguial New England English word "tucker" of the 19th Century.
To "tucker" is to exhuast and to be "tuckered out" is to be exhausted.
I didn't get back from the bars 'til three o'clock in the morning and today I'm plumb tuckered out.
by TheArithmetic January 31, 2008
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sean tucker

When you whip it out during class and start furiously beating your dick to the person in front of you.
Dude 1: "Hey, did you hear about that one kid?"
Dude 2: "I heard he sean tuckered yesterday!"
Both: "HAHAHHAHHAHAH"
by ahhajsdbfeag June 6, 2010
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Unbelievable Tekkers

Andy Ansah's version of "Unbelievably good technique" used on Wayne Rooney's Street Striker. Later used by Soccer AM.
Some Tekkers Are Good
Some Tekkers Are Bayyad
But Some Tekkers...
UNBELIEVABLE TEKKERS

"The Boys Are Coming In With Some Unbelievable Tekkers"
by LewisFoster February 6, 2010
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chris tucker

One of the four black comedians of the Apocalypse,along with Chris Rock,Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. They will bring an end to the world by causing people to laugh in incredible amounts. Can be seen in movies Rush Hour 1,2 , Fifth Element , Friday , and so on.
"Rush Hour"

Chris Tucker :"Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?!"
J.Chan:"Ofcourse i don't!"
by Vladimir Vojvodic April 16, 2006
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Tucker fucker

A microwave oven. Commonly used slang in Australia. A microwave is a great way to ruin food. Need to defrost meat and half cook it at the same time? Need to make pizza soggy? Need to make the inside of the jam doughnut lava? Look no further than the tucker fucker.
Wife: Can you defrost some chicken for dinner before i get home?
Man: Sure, i'll stick it in the microwave
Wife: Don't stick it in the tucker fucker, it'll be like rubber, just leave it in the sink with some hot water.
by fcknbobfrank November 22, 2018
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