washed

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /wɒʃt/
• (US):
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /wɑʃt/
  • (regional) IPA^(key): /wɔʃt/, (r-insertion) /wɔɹʃt/

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• Rhymes: -ɒʃt, -ɑːʃt, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃt

Verb

washed

1. simple past and past participle of wash

Adjective

washed (comparative more washed, superlative most washed)

1. (slang) Ellipsis of washed up.

   my goat washed

   • 2025 December 22, Anna Silman, “This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 December 2025:

     Millennials’ very existence has become so embarrassing to Gen Z-ers that they’ve coined a phrase for it: “millennial cringe.” […] We are now unc and frequently also washed.

   • 2026 June 12, Emily Ratajkowski, “Mother F*cker”, in The Cut‎^[2]:

     “Washed” is what I would’ve called him to my friends if I’d been feeling honest and not just looking to get laid.

Derived terms

• gold-washed

Anagrams

• Deshaw, E.D. Wash., hawsed