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to feel jelak

to feel jelak

9.9
Become tired and annoyed after too much of something
  • phrasal verb
  • Philippine
translation icon : sentirse cansado
  • After eating too much cake, she began to feel jelak and lost her appetite.

Examples

  • Whenever deadlines pile up, many of us feel jelak from the constant pressure.

  • After studying for hours without a break, he started to feel jelak and couldn't concentrate anymore.

  • He didn't want to join the discussion anymore because he started to feel jelak.

  • I feel jelak.

  • After eating too much cake, I feel jelak.

  • After indulging in a lavish meal, she began to feel jelak and wished she hadn't eaten so much.

  • When faced with too many tasks and little time, I often feel jelak and lose the motivation to continue.

Synonyms

to feel poopless
vsto feel jelak
  • Slang
9.9

To be very tired and have no energy

includes annoyance or result of overindulgence rather than just low energy
to feel like a wet rag
vsto feel jelak
  • UK
8.6

To be very tired and weak after hard effort

can follow overindulgence or frustration rather than only effort or setback

Antonyms

refreshed
1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

invigorated
1 4.7

Feeling full of new energy and ready to do things

How Weary

jaded
40 6.3
fed up
  • Informal
121 3.6
to feel jelak
  • Philippine
9.9
to weary
4 4.4
tired
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

feel jelak infinitive
felt jelak past
felt jelak past participle
feeling jelak present participle
feels jelak third person singular

Morphology

feel + jelak

The construction is a straightforward combination of the experiential verb 'feel' with a state-denoting word 'jelak'; if a learner knows the meaning of 'jelak' (fatigue/annoyance) then the overall meaning is directly derivable. The pattern 'feel + [state/adjective]' is a common, compositional English pattern and therefore immediately comprehensible to learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Feel jelak may come from the Malay word jelak, which means the sick or tired feeling you get after eating too much sweet food or rich dishes. So, when someone says feel jelak, they mean 'to be fed up, annoyed, or slightly sick from too much of something'.