Not to know...

[MaMaD1990]

The real meaning of the word 'knackered'? I just recently found out by watching Gogglebox that instead of it meaning totally exhausted it actually means sexually fatigued! Did anyone else know this or is it just me?!

Is GoogleBox a reliable source?

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knackered

Knackered is derived from the past participle of knacker, a slang term meaning "to kill," but also "to tire, exhaust, or wear out." The origins of the verb knacker are uncertain, but the word is perhaps related to an older noun knacker, which originally was used to indicate a harness-maker or saddlemaker, and later for buyers of worn-out animals (or their carcasses) and old structures. The origins of the noun knacker, however, remain obscure. Knackered is used on both sides of the Atlantic but is more common among British speakers.

I don’t think that’s true. I think it comes from the knacker’s yard, as above.

That’s not it’s sole meaning,,,😂

And the word might come from Old Norse (hnak) which meant saddle. So a knacker was a saddler who (presumably) dealt in dead animals for leather?

A quick Google search seemed to indicate it was maybe used in the 80s...I was cackling to myself thinking I've been telling people at work how knackered I've been. Good to know its not the only meaning for it 🤣

That's the meaning I've always known of, used to get told off for it when I was a kid