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adj.☆ 1. having no ready money; broke☆ 2. exhausted or depleted
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tapped out — Slang adj. ☆ 1. having no ready money; broke ☆ 2. exhausted or depleted … English World dictionary
tapped-out — adj American a. penniless, broke. A term used especially by gamblers and, more recently, by adolescents. It is inspired by the very old slang use of the word to tap, meaning both to spend and later to obtain money from another person. ► Man, I d… … Contemporary slang
tapped out — adjective Date: 1950 1. out of money ; broke 2. spent, exhausted < tapped out after months on the road > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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tapped out — Go to tapped … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tapped out — adjective Having no money, broke, penniless Syn: skint See Also: on the tap … Wiktionary
tapped out — 1. adj. broke; having no money 2. adj. tired; fatigued; exhausted … English slang
tapped — [taept] 1. AND tapped out mod. broke. □ The consumer is just about tapped. Don’t expect much buying in that sector. □ I’m tapped out. Nothing left for you or anybody else this month. 2. AND tapped out mod. exhausted. □ I need a na … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tapped — adjective in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug latex from tapped rubber trees • Ant: ↑untapped • Similar to: ↑abroach, ↑broached … Useful english dictionary
Out Our Way — J. R. Williams Out Our Way (November 5, 1944) Out Our Way was a single panel cartoon by J. R. Williams which was syndicated for decades after it first appeared in a half dozen small market newspapers on March 20, 1922.[1] Contents … Wikipedia
