cooked means Absolutely doomed or destroyed — mentally, physically, or situationally. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
cooked
Absolutely doomed or destroyed — mentally, physically, or situationally.
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Born ~1848 · 1 year of recorded use19th centurySee decade cohort →
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BlueskyMay 2026
"Bank Of America says," feels like the Hard Drive punchline but no, it's real The game industry is cooked
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BlueskyMay 2026
So that'll be vegies cooked withing an inch of their life overcooked lamb and lumpy mashed potatoes for my family. And a pavlova.... #MasterchefAU
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BlueskyMay 2026
I just had the biggest tea session for 2 hrs with my bestest friend and 2 strangers (now friends ig!) instead of locking in for exams lol im so cooked..
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BlueskyMay 2026
It was a timing belt issue because then water pump then engine blown/cooked.
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Wikipedia: Potato chips
Basic potato chips are cooked and salted; additional varieties are manufactured using various seasonings, flavorings and ingredients including herbs, spices, cheeses, other natural flavors, artificial flavors, and add…
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#1·Apr 23, 2026GlobalCasual
Absolutely doomed or destroyed — mentally, physically, or situationally. The passive voice of the cook family. "I'm cooked" covers: three exams tomorrow, rent is due, the group chat screenshot got out, you replied to your boss with "sup." The word absorbs every crisis.
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“"Bank Of America says," feels like the Hard Drive punchline but no, it's real The game industry is cooked”
“I just had the biggest tea session for 2 hrs with my bestest friend and 2 strangers (now friends ig!) instead of locking in for exams lol im so cooked..”
"Three exams tomorrow and I haven't opened a textbook. I'm cooked."
Origin: Gen Z / TikTok-era slang.
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cooked means Absolutely doomed or destroyed — mentally, physically, or situationally. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
For ESL learners
"cooked" is slang. It means: Absolutely doomed or destroyed — mentally, physically, or situationally. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.
Cluster: failure
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“"Bank Of America says," feels like the Hard Drive punchline but no, it's real The game industry is cooked”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So that'll be vegies cooked withing an inch of their life overcooked lamb and lumpy mashed potatoes for my family. And a pavlova.... #MasterchefAU”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I just had the biggest tea session for 2 hrs with my bestest friend and 2 strangers (now friends ig!) instead of locking in for exams lol im so cooked..”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It was a timing belt issue because then water pump then engine blown/cooked.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Basic potato chips are cooked and salted; additional varieties are manufactured using various seasonings, flavorings and ingredients including herbs, spices, cheeses, other natural flavors, artificial flavors, and additives.”
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#2·Apr 26, 2026AUSNeutral
In Australian English specifically: tired, worn out, hungover. Distinct from the general "in trouble" sense.
"Mate, I'm cooked after that flight."
Origin: Australian English usage; parallels British "knackered."
Cluster: exhausted
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#3·Apr 26, 2026GlobalCasual
In trouble; doomed; finished. "We're cooked" = "we're in serious trouble."
"After that incident, the on-call is cooked."
Origin: AAVE / hip-hop slang; "cook" used in this sense for decades.
Cluster: failure
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Describing someone or something that gives off an energy of being perpetually overwhelmed, chaotic, or on the brink of disaster — even when technically holding it together. Cooked-coded is a vibe diagnosis rather than an active state: you're not necessarily falling apart right now, but everything about you suggests you are about to, have recently, or simply live there. It's said affectionately as often as it's said critically, and getting called cooked-coded is sometimes worn as a badge of relatable chaos.
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In Australian English specifically: extremely tired, drunk, hungover, or worn out. Distinct from the general "cooked = in trouble."
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