banjaxed

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Ireland/ˈbæn.dʒækst/

banjaxed is the simple past and past participle of banjax.

Adjective

banjaxed (comparative more banjaxed, superlative most banjaxed)

(Ireland, UK, slang) Broken, ruined, shattered; confounded.
- Here is his black heart sitting there as large as life in the middle of the pulp of his banjaxed corpse.1939, Flann O'Brien [pseudonym; Brian O'Nolan], At Swim-Two-Birds
- Then it got banjaxed, at a supper party to which he brought me.1972, Edna O'Brien, Night, published 2001
(Ireland, UK, slang) Tired, sleepy, cream crackered.
- I'm completely banjaxed!

banjax (third-person singular simple present banjaxes, present participle banjaxing, simple past and past participle banjaxed)

(UK, slang) To ruin or destroy.
- I hoofed his backside till he went down all of a heap. That banjaxed his little game. You should have heard his hullabulloo.1922, Darrell Figgis, The House of Success, The Gael Co-operative Publishing Society, Ltd., page 146

comparative	more banjaxed
superlative	most banjaxed

From banjax + -ed.

What does banjaxed mean?: Banjaxed means broken, ruined, shattered; confounded.
What is banjaxed the simple past and past participle of?: Banjaxed is the simple past and past participle of banjax.
What part of speech is banjaxed?: Banjaxed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce banjaxed?: Banjaxed is pronounced /ˈbæn.dʒækst/ (Ireland).

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