Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banjax

/ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ban-jax
IPA: /ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/

22

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ruin or destroy.

British usage; Slang

noun

A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I hoofed his backside till he went down all of a heap. That banjaxed his little game. You should have heard his hullabulloo."
"Indeed, it seemed that the army was hopelessly banjaxed."
"Emma had suggested that you hide, said your presence might banjax her position."
"Fraser was looking at the flat, wet countryside and thinking about the French policeman who had banjaxed him with the truncheon."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjax."
"I'm tellin' you the scholar, Bentham, made a banjax o' th' Will."

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps originally Dublin slang. According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, may be a euphemism for bollocks.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/
British English: /ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/

Usage

British usage
Slang
Informal

Inflected Forms

banjaxes (present, singular) banjaxing (participle, present) banjaxed (participle, past) banjaxed (past) banjack (alternative) bandjax (alternative) banjaxes (plural)

Rhymes With

tax facts max acts relax blacks backs packs wax axe fax sacks

Questions

How do you pronounce banjax?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/.
What does banjax mean?: To ruin or destroy.
Where does banjax come from?: Unknown, perhaps originally Dublin slang. According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, may be a euphemism for bollocks.

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