cooked him

Intermediate 📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Definition

To decisively defeat, outsmart, or humiliate someone in a competition, argument, or confrontation; to utterly destroy them.

Example Usage

In the debate, she brought up facts he couldn't counter—she cooked him.

Origin

Slang term popularized in gaming and hip-hop culture, possibly from the sense of 'heating up' or exhausting someone.

Fun Fact

Can be used seriously in competitive contexts or humorously among friends; intensity depends on tone.

Source: Definition backfill (hailey)