umm.. back in the good ol' days knackered was to be exhausted from a
particular activity ahem..
Lester
On Apr 16, 2006, at 10:09 PM, b-evans@earthlink.net wrote:
> Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
>
>> While you're at it, Guy, can you explain the origin of one of my
>> favorites... "gobsmacked"?
>>
> Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw, and Bertrand Russell have all
> been credited with saying that England and America are two great
> nations
> separated only by a common language. You can add to "fanny",
> "fag", and
> "pants" the term "knackered", for it is something that we have all
> experienced. ("Knackered" is to be beat, wiped out, tired, exhausted,
> etc.)
>
> Buster Evans
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