English
Alternative spellings
banjack
bandjax
Pronunciation
IPA|/�bænʤæks/ or /bæn�ʤæks/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æks|-æks
audio|en-us-banjax.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|banjax|es
- context|rare|primarily Irish To ruin or destroy.
#*1969, James Plunkett, Strumpet City
#*:The organ, galvanised into action, began at a breathtaking tempo to emit a waltz. �For the love of God, will you stop?� Hennessy appealed. �You'll banjax it.�
#*2001, Edna O'Brien, Night: A Novel,
#*:Then it got banjaxed, at a supper party to which he brought me.
#*2001, Edna O'Brien, A Pagan Place
#*:Emma had suggested that you hide, said your presence might banjax her position.
Translations
trans-top|To ruin or destroy
French: ruiner, détruire
German: ruinieren, zerstören
trans-mid
Italian: rovinare, distruggere
Tok Pisin: bagarapim
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Noun
en-noun|es
- context|informal|primarily Irish 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.
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