Gen Z meaning
cooked
In trouble, ruined, or wiped out.
“I'm cooked” often means you are done for: failed a test, late, or socially doomed. It can also mean exhausted after a long day.
“Let him cook” is different. That one means let someone keep going because they are onto something good.
In a chat
- I forgot the deadline. I'm cooked.
- After that double shift I'm cooked.
- Let him cook. The verse is getting good.