Meaning of washed up | Babel Free

Definitions

Well past their prime and no longer successful; having no future in a particular role.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Pavarotti's washed up as a singer, in my view⟳.”

“It would be difficult, for example, to imagine⟳ a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question⟳ is Adam West, a camp icon who can go toe to toe with William Shatner as the king of winking self-parody.”

“Reize: 'WHOA! ARE YOU FOR REAL, MISTER? [...] AND YOU EVEN GOT A BELT WITH YOUR NAME⟳ ON IT?! THE BAZ... I KNEW IT! YOU MUST BE A NOBLE WARRIOR!' / Baz: 'PSHHH. SCRAM, KID. I'M JUST A NOBODY. I'M ALL WASHED UP. IT JUST AIN'T MY DAY.'”

“No matter⟳ how much we tried, we were going to look⟳ washed-up.”

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