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beer was sold and drunk from mugs called tankards to many of them and YOU were tanked

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The term "tanked" to mean "got really bad" is believed to originate from the idea of a tank, like a military tank, being destroyed or rendered inoperable during battle. This evolved to describe situations or performances that similarly went downhill or failed spectacularly.

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