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fried

Date: Aug 15 2002

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“My brain is pretty fried, but I’ll be okay.”
- Norah Jones, singer, talking about how hard she’s been working lately.

Definition

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tired, fatigued, exhausted, burnt out, worn down, drained

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can use “fried” to describe the way you feel when you are extremely tired. If you’ve been working very hard, or if you haven’t been sleeping enough, you’re probably feeling fried. If you have a big test and you’ve been studying for many hours, your brain is probably fried. If you’ve been exercising for several hours, your body is probably fried. Any time you just can’t do any more work, you’re fried and you need a break.

Examples

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””Dude, I am so fried after last night. I didn’t get to sleep until after 4:00 in the morning. I’m going to need a long nap today.”“

””I don’t know if I can pass the math test tomorrow. My brain is absolutely fried. I can’t study any more.”“

””Did you see Jeff this morning? He looks totally fried. He must have had a hard night.”“

””My car is fried. It doesn’t work anymore. I drove it to Las Vegas last week and something happened to it. It’s completely broken down.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

What I think “fried” means one is in an diffculty enviroment, fell very anxious.
by Zhuo
“Fried” is when a person thinks and works so much that the brain doesn´t work well.
by Douglas (Bragança Paulista, Brazil)
I guess it means “drunken” and “not very clear of things happening.
by Violet

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