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sacked out en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Outgrowth of the earlier idiom, to hit the sack (“to lie down to sleep”), with possible influences from other senses of to sack (“to tackle, to pillage”), and to sock (“to hit, to slam”), providing an implication that sleep has been thrust upon a person.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, not-comparable) Sound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.
   • The kids are sacked out in the back seat.

sacked out en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Outgrowth of the earlier idiom, to hit the sack (“to lie down to sleep”), with possible influences from other senses of to sack (“to tackle, to pillage”), and to sock (“to hit, to slam”), providing an implication that sleep has been thrust upon a person.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of sack out
   form of sack out
   • The kids sacked out in the back seat before we made it home.

Relateds

sack