How do you use "Wiped out" in a sentence?

I'm totally wiped out after that workout. The exam left me completely wiped out. She was wiped out from jet lag.

Wiped out

Q: What does "Wiped out" mean?

Completely exhausted or extremely tired. Suggests being so tired that you've been metaphorically wiped clean of energy. Very emphatic term for exhaustion.

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Meaning: Completely exhausted or extremely tired.

精疲力竭、累垮了。

Completamente agotado, hecho polvo.

完全に疲れ切った、ぐったりした。

완전히 지친, 극도로 피곤한.

Suggests being so tired that you've been metaphorically wiped clean of energy. Very emphatic term for exhaustion.

暗示累到精力被彻底耗尽。是表示疲惫的强调用语。

Sugiere estar tan cansado que metafóricamente te han vaciado de energía. Término muy enfático para el agotamiento.

エネルギーを使い果たしたかのように疲れていることを示す。疲労を強調する表現。

에너지가 비유적으로 싹 씻겨나간 것처럼 피곤하다는 의미. 극도의 피로를 강조하는 표현.

Literal meaning: Erased, eliminated (of energy)

Examples

I'm totally wiped out after that workout.
做完运动我累趴了
Estoy hecho polvo después de ese entrenamiento
トレーニング後で完全にぐったりだ
운동 후에 완전히 녹초가 됐어.
The exam left me completely wiped out.
考试把我累惨了
El examen me dejó completamente agotado
試験で完全に消耗した
시험 끝나고 기력이 완전히 바닥났어.
She was wiped out from jet lag.
她因为时差累坏了
Estaba destrozada por el jet lag
彼女は時差ボケでぐったりだった
그녀는 시차 때문에 완전히 뻗었어.

Pronunciation

/waɪpt aʊt/

Usage Guide

Context: exhaustion, tiredness, after exertion

Tone: emphatic, informal

✓ Do Say

I'm wiped out.
我累坏了
Estoy hecho polvo
ぐったりだ
완전 녹초야
Totally wiped out.
完全累垮
Totalmente agotado
完全にぐったり
완전히 녹초가 됐어
Completely wiped.
彻底累趴
Completamente destrozado
へとへと
완전 기진맥진해

✗ Don't Say

Very tired
Very tired（不够强调）
Very tired（no es suficientemente enfático）
Very tired（強調が足りない）
Very tired (강조가 부족함)
Exhausted
Exhausted（太正式）
Exhausted（demasiado formal）
Exhausted（フォーマルすぎる）
Exhausted (너무 격식적임)

Common Mistakes

Also means eliminated or destroyed in other contexts
Surfing origin: knocked off board by wave

Origin & History

From surfing slang for being knocked off a board by a wave.

Etymology: American surfing slang

First recorded: 1960s

Cultural Context

Era: Modern (1960s onwards)

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Surfing culture; American pop culture

Regional notes: American origin but universally used now.

Variations

Wiped outWipedTotally wiped out