- banjaxed
- Adj. 1. Ruined, defeated. Originally Anglo-Irish use, popularized by the UK radio/TV presenter Terry Wogan with his book of the same name.2. Drunk, by extension of meaning 1.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
banjaxed
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banjaxed — [“baend3aekst] 1. mod. demolished; ruined. □ My car is totally banjaxed. What a mess! □ Everything I worked for is now banjaxed. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ She just sat there and got banjaxed. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
banjaxed — adjective /ˈbæn.dʒækst/ a) Broken, ruined, shattered; confounded. Then it got banjaxed, at a supper party to which he brought me. b) Tired, sleepy, cream crackered. Lindsay again waxes approving over Ballard’s hymn to the banjaxed landscape of… … Wiktionary
banjaxed — • meaning drunk or stoned. eg I feel really banjaxed . From the word banjax = meaning to smash or destroy … Londonisms dictionary
banjaxed — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland (a) broken, no good II Irish Slang broken, useless, tired … English dialects glossary
banjaxed — adj Irish defeated, overcome or overwhelmed. A humorous term from the early 20th cen tury, often used ruefully by husbands floored or humiliated in a domestic dis pute. This Irish word, probably formed by association with banged , bashed and… … Contemporary slang
banjaxed — v. incapacitate, limit ability, disable; stymie, damage or break something (Irish use) … English contemporary dictionary
banjaxed — /ˈbændʒækst/ (say banjakst) Colloquial –verb 1. past participle of banjax. –adjective 2. not in working order; broken. 3. intoxicated …
Hiberno-English — (also known as Irish English[1]) is the dialect of English written and spoken in Ireland (Hibernia).[2] English was first brought to Ireland during the Norman invasion of the late 12th century. Initially it was mainly spoken in an area known as… … Wikipedia
banjoed — adj British a. hopelessly drunk or under the influ ence of drugs. A jocular invention, per haps influenced by banjaxed and sometimes heard among students and schoolchildren in the 1970s and the 1980s. ► ...stupid how they strut, smoking Wood… … Contemporary slang
banjo'd, banjoed — adj British a. hopelessly drunk or under the influ ence of drugs. A jocular invention, per haps influenced by banjaxed and sometimes heard among students and schoolchildren in the 1970s and the 1980s. ► ...stupid how they strut, smoking Wood… … Contemporary slang
