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verb
- 1. ruin, incapacitate, or break: informal "he banjaxed his knee in the sixth game of the season"
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The meaning of BANJAX is damage, ruin; also : smash.
Jun 2, 2024 · banjax (plural banjaxes) (chiefly Ireland, informal) A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence. 1922, Seán O'Casey, Juno and the Paycock: I'm tellin' you the scholar, Bentham, made a banjax o' th' Will.
ban·jax. (băn′jăks′) tr.v. ban·jaxed, ban·jax·ing, ban·jax·es Chiefly Irish Slang. To ruin or destroy: "Having to pay for Emma's lodgings every week had completely banjaxed his finances" (Edna O'Brien). [Origin unknown.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Informal to ruin or destroy, often as a result of incompetence.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Mar 18, 2020 · It’s Irish slang meaning to batter or ruin. Banjax is first recorded as a noun meaning a mess in 1925, when Sean O’Casey uses it in his play Juno and the Paycock: I’m tellin’ you the scholar, Bentham, made a banjax o’ the Will. The word seems to have been a favorite of Flann O’Brien.
Noun. banjax (pl. banjaxes) (chiefly, Irish, informal) A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence. 1922, Seán O'Casey, Juno and the Paycock: " I'm tellin' you the scholar, Bentham, made a banjax o' th' Will.
Banjax Definition. To ruin or destroy.
