An unfortunate title in the view of New Zealanders and probably Australians. The term "rooted" means to be damaged beyond repair. It is a slightly softer term for the word "F****d" which means the same thing. Along with the word describing unrepairable damage, there is a sexual connotation to it as well. So a title called "Rooted man" would be a cause of great mirth for New Zealanders!
The Maori word for damaged beyond repair is "pukaru". One of my Maori students use it say that something was "pukaruloo". I found myself using that word. Being Christian and not wanting to be inappropriate, I refrained from using the word "rooted". I remember when I rolled my car over a bank and got out of it with just bumps and bruises, and towtruck driver pulled the car out, saw it was bashed in on all four corners and told me it was "f****d!"
