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fed up

fed up

Date: Jun 22 2005

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I’m just about fed up with talking about my lyrical content.”
Eminem, talking to Rolling Stone in an interview
about his music.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

sick of or frustrated with something

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Eminem has to listen to a lot of people saying bad things about his lyrics. I understand why he is fed up with it.
Sometimes, it seems like everyone wants to criticize you about what you are doing. People get fed up with always hearing negative comments.
There are so many individuals and groups that get together and try to stop people from creativity. At least Eminem is doing something good by making music, and not doing bad things. If I were Eminem, I’d be fed up too.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“I am fed up with you! Don’t call me anymore!”

“You could use a break. It looks like you’re fed up with having visitors.”

“He had a long day at work and is fed up dealing with problems.”

“I am so fed up with this computer.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Unable or unwilling to put up with something any longer
by Evans (Dongguan, China)
To be fed up with something means to have enough of something. If you have had enough of something, if you don’t want to hear of or talk about something any longer, you can say that you are fed up with that thing.
by Joana (SchlÃ1⁄4chtern, Germany)
when you’re fed up with doing something,you have done it for a long time or for many times and are tired of doing it again.
by linna (shanghai, china)
feel very boring with something .
or get tired of something.
by Laura (shenzhen, country)
Get bored/annoyed by something that you have experienced for so long
by Ronnie (Hong Kong, HKSAR, China)
fed up here means tired of, sick of.
by scarlett (Shanghai, China)
fed up, i think it means someone couldn’t bear sth.
by BAYIE (HZ, CHINA)
Fed up. I think it means that you are very very tired of something
by gusa (madrid, spain)
i guess it means tired of , or means dislike to do
by ye (wenzhou, china)
fed up means be bored with, to have something or some feeling too much and cannot stand anymore.
by freya (cq, china)
It means that you hate something ,you are tired of doing sth
by Allon (fuzhou, china)
tire of
by hugo (guangzhou, china)
if you are tired ot bored or annoyed of doing something you can say i’m fed up with doing it.
by Martin (Zielona Gora, Poland)
let me guess “fed up”. It means “It’s boring, I have had enough”“I’m suffering from it”. Am I right?
by Rosa (Kunming, China)
tried of,
by DAAN (sydney, )
Fed up is a common expression when you want to show your discontent about something specific. It means being tired about something.
by ADIEL (BOGOTA, COLOMBIA)
He is tired of talking about it.
by Elena (Ottawa, Canada)
it means to have had enough, to be tired of something
by gloria (bamako, Mali)
“Be fed up” means “be tired of”
by Monique (Salvador, Brasil)
I think fed up means tired of, when you can’t stand a situation no more.
by Gabriela (São José dos Campos, São Paulo)
In my way of thinking ” fed up” is used when you are bored or annoyed, or tired of something that has been continuing for a long time.E.g.: I’m fed up with this awful weather.I’m fed up with the noise of the cars in the streets. I’m fed up with the crowds, with traffic. I’m fed up with everything.I was fed up of letting pass my brother’s mistakes.
by Jose (Bom Jesus da Lapa, Brazil)
fed up means..tired of something
by Beatrice (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
I guess it means sb. can’t put up with sth. any more.
by Ilsa (liaoning.fs, China)
fed up: unable to stand something any longer, be tired with
by Annabel (Qingdao, China)
maybe just mean he’s tired of doing such things, and he can’t bear those things anymore.
by juan (hz, China)
fed up with sth” means “be tired of sth”.
by Jessica (Wenzhou, China)
means tired with some thing. bored of doing same thing repeatedly
by sweety (Sedalia, Usa)
be tired of
by Jing’an (Hefei, China)
be tired of
by Jing’an (Hefei, China)
When someone is “Fed up” means that the person gets in a bad mood about something that can’t stand.
by maria (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
to be Fed Up means to get bored with something.
by Kaewta (Bangkok, Thailand)
Tired of doing that stuff.
by Dipti (Milwaukee, USA)
be sick and tired of something~
enough of something
by goel (shanghai, china)
“fet up”means someone think something is boring and doesn’t like to do it or pay attention to it.
by hongyu (fangcheng.guangxi, china)
To be fed up is when you cannot stand anymore some situation, people or thing and you are tired of them. It is also when you lose your patience about something or someone, so you can say: I’m fed up with you, etc…
by Maria CecÃ-lia (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
sick and tired;bored and frustated
by urvi (gurgaon, india)
I’m almost sick and tired of talking about my lyrical content.
...fed up talking… -> feeling bored for talking about something
by Marcelo (Green River City, Brazil)
to be incredible tired of talking about something
by cecilia (fray bentos, uruguay)
Being fed up means that you can’t stand a certain situation, that you are sick with something and want to make to make a change.
by Jennifer (Turin, Italy)
Bored,exhausted or irritated
by Kaya (Maryland, USA)
HI, I AM SURE IT MEANS THAT EMINEN IS GETTING TIRED OF ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HIS LYRICS CONTENT, NOW THAT THIS IS THE ONLY THING REPORTERS ASK HIM FOR. THANK YOU
by Gustavo (Bogota, Colombia)
be fed up means be bored of sth.
by victor (tianjin, PR China)
Bored or unhappy, tired of sth.
I’m fed up with waiting for the phone to ring.
by Mehmet Ali (KARS-BTC.Co., TURKEY)
fed up means bored with
by Anh (HoChiMinh, Vietnam)
fed up” means have enough of something and someone is getting tired of it.
by lucia (hong kong, )
Bored, angry.
by Fabiana (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
FEd up means one is bored or tired with doing something especially when you do it repeatedly and for many times.
by Ahmed (Erbil, Iraq)
Fed up with = tired of, sick of
by Jeff (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Tired of doing something, utterly bored and sick of something you have experienced too many times.
by paola (pasto, colombia)
FEELING BORED
by HANAN (NAIN VILLAGE, ISRAEL)
to be fed up means to have had enough or be tired of something you have been doing or having over a long period of time. or maybe unwilling or unable to put up with.
Ex: That does it; I am really fed up with her lies.
by Ali (Tehran, Iran)
Fed up” maybe means be bored of something or just had enough
by Michelle (Wide goose, China)
had enough of.
by sara (riyadh, s.a)

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