sick and tired

adjective

: thoroughly fatigued or bored
also : fed up

Examples of sick and tired in a Sentence

was sick and tired of wasting her time at long, pointless meetings
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By that point, however, the players were growing sick and tired of a wildly popular coach who had the full support of GM Bob Gainey, and team owner Tom Hicks. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025 He’s got a base, but there are all these polls that show the youth are really sick and tired. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025 Aside from the recent results, the Nuggets are just plain sick and tired of Minnesota. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025 Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system? Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sick and tired

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sick and tired was in 1775

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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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