What does “cooked” mean?

“Cooked” usually means a situation has gone badly enough that recovering looks difficult. “Am I cooked?” is a deliberately dramatic way to ask: how bad is this? It works for a forgotten assignment, a lost game, or a message you immediately regret.

Context changes the meaning. “Let them cook” means give someone space to do their thing. “They cooked” can mean they did brilliantly. Being cooked and doing the cooking are very different reviews.

The joke lands best when you aim it at your own situation. A real person’s appearance, identity, or private problem is not material for a public roast.

“The assignment was due yesterday and I just opened the doc. Am I cooked?”