tainted

adj 1: touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is

archaic" [syn: {corrupt}]

2: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged

reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished

reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched},

{damaged}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tarnished}]

tanked

1. Same as {down}, used primarily by {Unix} hackers.

See also {hosed}.

2. Popularised as a synonym for "drunk" by Steve Dallas in the

late lamented "Bloom County" comic strip.

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(1995-02-28)