sacked out

adjective

Sound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.

“The kids are sacked out in the back seat.”

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Meanings

adjectivesacked out (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableSound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.

    The kids are sacked out in the back seat.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of sack out

    The kids sacked out in the back seat before we made it home.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
asleepsleepboundzonked

Origin

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.

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APA

sacked out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacked%20out

MLA

“sacked out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacked%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacked out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacked%20out.

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