In a situation so bad there is no coming back from it. Done. Stick a fork in it.

"bro missed the final, didn't submit the project, AND got caught — he is so cooked."

Absolutely no plan, no backup, no outs. You played yourself and now you're paying for it.

"she replied all on that email. cooked. fully cooked."

The moment you realise the situation is unsalvageable. Usually said by onlookers.

"nah chat he's cooked fr no cap."

Popularised in sports commentary — a player or team so outmatched they had no path to winning. "He's cooked" replaced "he's done" in gen z vocabulary.

Exploded into everyday usage for any unwinnable situation. Cooked became the definitive gen z word for total and irreversible failure — no drama, just facts.

Intensity