dog-tired

adjective

ˈdȯg-ˈtī(-ə)rd 

variants or less commonly dog tired

informal

: very tired : exhausted

We were all tired, dog-tired, until an event that galvanized everybody into life.

—Oliver Sacks

Even though he was dog tired after long days in the mines, Dad would still pitch batting practice to me in the backyard when he got home from work …

—Mickey Mantle

Examples of dog-tired in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rescuers found Rocky dog-tired and with an injury to one of his paws, per The Guardian. —Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023

Make it to an inn to give your dog-tired heroes a rest. —Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above