devoed

English

Alternative forms
  • devvoed

Etymology

Shortening of devastated, or possibly devo +‎ -ed

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛvəʊd/

Adjective

devoed (comparative more devoed, superlative most devoed)

  1. (Northern England, slang) Devastated.
    • 2005 August 1, R. MacDonald, J. Marsh, Disconnected Youth?: Growing up in Britain’s Poor in Neighbourhoods, Springer, →ISBN, page 130:
      Others (like Lewis, 16, unemployed) expressed equally strong negative views about the prospect of having children. 'I'd be devoed [devastated] really, 'cos I'm only sixteen ––– 'cos you haven't got a job or fuck all or a house or owt like that'.
    • 2022 March 8, Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie, Bad Reputation, K.B. Ritchie, →ISBN:
      Sheetal makes a dejected noise. "Well now I'm proper devoed, like. Me parents are in finance. An absolute snore. I have no famous family or long - lost siblings"
    • 2023 November 28, Tash McAdam, No One Left But You, Soho Press, →ISBN, page 216:
      Can't believe he's gone. Legit devoed man.
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