New Zealand slang meaning thoroughly broken, ruined, or done for — whether a piece of machinery, a plan, a relationship, or someone's physical condition after a rough night. 'Puckerooed' carries a resigned, almost philosophical quality; when something is puckerooed, it's not just broken, it's beyond reasonable hope of repair. Widely used across New Zealand in both rural and urban contexts, the word has a satisfying rhythm that matches the weight of total failure.
The ute went completely puckerooed on the highway — something in the engine just gave up.
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(NZ) Broken or ruined.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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