basket case
basket case
nounDefinition of BASKET CASE
1
: a person who has all four limbs amputated
2
: a person who is mentally incapacitated or worn out (as from nervous tension); also : one that is not functioning well or is in a run-down condition <an economic basket case>
See Examples of BASKET CASE
- I was so worried about losing my job that I was a complete basket case.
- a business that was once very successful but is now a financial basket case
First Known Use of BASKET CASE
1919
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