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    banjax
    /ˈbandʒaks/

    verb

    • 1. ruin, incapacitate, or break: informal "he banjaxed his knee in the sixth game of the season"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › banjaxBanjax Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. ban· jax ˈban-ˌjaks. banjaxed; banjaxing; banjaxes. transitive verb. chiefly Ireland. : damage, ruin. also : smash. Word History. Etymology. origin unknown. First Known Use. 1939, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of banjax was in 1939. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near banjax.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBANJAX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'banjax' banjax in British English. (ˈbændʒæks ) verb(transitive) informal. to ruin or destroy, often as a result of incompetence. This is a man who seems to need no help from journalists to banjax his election campaign. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. You may also like. English Quiz. Confusables.

  4. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 524961Etymology of "banjax" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 12, 2020 · Here's what "banjax" means - Banjax verb INFORMAL ruin, incapacitate, or break. He banjaxed his knee in the sixth game of the season. Basic research showed that it comes from the 1930s -

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › banjaxBanjax - definition of banjax by The Free Dictionary

    Define banjax. banjax synonyms, banjax pronunciation, banjax translation, English dictionary definition of banjax. 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...

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › banjaxbanjax - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBANJAX - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "BANJAX": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › banjax_vbanjax, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the verb banjax is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for banjax is from 1956, in the writing of Samuel Beckett, author. banjax is of unknown origin.