Street voices
Hugues
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United States
"washed. When someone who was once great is no longer. They've lost their spark and they are now declining. Oh my god. Dude, Izzy just got TKO'd by Joe Pfeiffer. My goat is washed."
What it means
A savage way to say someone’s past their best and coasting on old glory. Gets chucked at ex-footballers, once-hot bands, reality stars, or that mate still flexing a win from years ago. It’s harsh and sometimes proper unfair, but it’s basically saying the comeback’s dead on arrival and they should pack it in.
Usage examples
"Dave called our singer washed up, yeah? Ten minutes later she smashes the set, and he’s at the bar spilling his pint like a proper muppet."
"Critics called the director washed up after one flop, then his next film won every award going and the talk went quiet."
Where it comes from
Built on the image of debris carried by the tide and dumped uselessly on the shore. Applied to people, it casts them as flotsam that the wave of success has already left behind.
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