I'm Pooped

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“Pooped” is casual slang for being completely worn out—physically or mentally—after hard work or activity. The word shows up in print by the 1930s, and its roots are debated: some think it imitates the huffing sound of heavy breathing; others tie it to the nautical “pooped,” when a wave washes over a ship’s poop deck and leaves it spent; still others point to 1920s aviation jargon, where an engine that quit was said to have “pooped out.”

Creative House Promotions, Inc., founded in 1964, produced promotional buttons, pins, and other premiums for major brands and events. The company later launched the online pin retailer PinMart in 1999. Among its well-known projects were the Marvel Mini Books (1966) and small promotional booklets placed in Cracker Jack boxes during the 1970s.