chalked
adjective
doomed, ruined, no good, etc.
What does chalked mean?
Something or someone described as chalked is doomed, messed up, hopeless, busted, done for, wrecked, over, ruined, no good, or in an otherwise unenviable state.
Examples of chalked
The National Weather Service has issued Flood Watches for Southern California, where up to 4" or more of Rain is possible. … New Year’s plans in California might be chalked …
—@StormCat5_, X (formerly Twitter), 31 Dec. 2025
This is literally the most punishing cod [Call of Duty] game. We can’t even call it incompetence. With this much of the game totally chalked it has to be intentional.
—Everyone taking Dallas bout to get chalked. Title says it all, not tryna hate but Detroit are gonna dominate …
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Where does chalked come from?
The slang use of chalked as adjective is generally credited to the Call of Duty series of first-person shooter video games.
Chalked: When a situation is insurmountable and is nearing a finite end (e.g., “chalk one up”). However, we believe it’s never chalked.
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Evidence of non-Call of Duty use of chalked dates back to the mid-2000s online, but within the timespan of the series, which began in 2003.
How is chalked used?
Often with some degree of weariness or resignation. Who wants to things to be chalked? Not us.
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