cooked

What it means

In serious trouble, doomed, or completely out of options. If you're 'cooked,' the situation is hopeless; it can also mean utterly exhausted or, separately, that something was done brilliantly ('he cooked' = he killed it).

Examples

• I have three exams tomorrow and haven't studied, I'm cooked.
• Once the boss saw the report, he knew he was cooked.
• We're so cooked if we miss this train.
• Bro really cooked with that comeback though, no replies.

Where it comes from

An evolution of older slang like 'done' or 'toast,' it surged on TikTok and Twitch around 2022-2023, used both for being doomed and (as 'let him cook') for doing something impressively.

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