hooped

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːpt/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -uːpt

Gary Hooper wearing a hooped shirt

Adjective

hooped (comparative more hooped, superlative most hooped)

1. Containing hoops
2. (western Canada, slang) beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; screwed.
   • 2014 September 19, CBC News, Saskatoon bus riders rattled by possible lockout‎^[1]:

     Wayne Zandarco says he doesn't have a Plan B for a possible shutdown of bus service. "I'm hooped," he said.

Synonyms

• (beset): screwed, fucked; see also Thesaurus:in trouble

Verb

hooped

1. simple past and past participle of hoop

Anagrams

• poohed