past tense of wash; cleaned with water; exhausted or finished (slang)
from Old English wascan, related to water; slang sense developed from idea of being 'washed up' like debris
From literal cleaning to metaphorical defeat, 'washed' shows how water imagery flows through our language. When someone's career is 'washed up,' they've been swept away by time's tide.
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