Word of the Day: Burnt Out

In the meantime, my non-fiction is going to channel Dick Gregory. (More 1967 Dick Gregory and only a little 2016 Dick Gregory) I want to be humorous but serious at the same time. Serious is easy. I want to work on my humor so here are some thoughts.

The word of the day is my vocabulary only. I use some words that are L.A. words but mostly it's L.A. That is, a combination of dialects from Los Angeles to the Bay to D.C, New Orleans, Atlanta or what ever. (I even use Spanish from time to time)

Today's word is:
Burnt Out (Burned Out)

As in "You are burnt out!"

This one is hard to define. It refers to the condition after periods of high stress like drinking/drug binges, extreme sorrow/grief, physical exhaustion. or the like. For instance, if you are out drinking and someone goes past being a funny drunk and just goes "CooCoo's Nest" for a minute. Or someone is exhausted and goes beyond sleepy talk to just non-sense. The key is that the people who are burnt out don't know they're burnt out. That's why you have to point it out to your friends from time to time.

Oh yeah! As I have quite often been "burnt out" my self, you may need further clarification or have something to add. Feel Free. I still dig comments.











can you be "burned out" from work...even if it is not a physically demanding job?

You, my friend, are burned out in general!