The specific, recognisable vibe someone or something puts out when it's clearly on its last legs — running on fumes, visibly struggling, operating at about thirty percent. Cooked energy isn't necessarily dramatic; it's the quiet chaos of a person who said 'I'm fine' too many times, a meeting that should have been an email, or a plan that was never going to work but everyone showed up anyway. You feel cooked energy in a room before anyone admits it out loud.
The whole team was giving off serious cooked energy by noon — three people had already cried in the bathroom.
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