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In some senses, banjax is marked as slang, informal, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
banjax
/ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/
verb 1noun 1
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2VERB + BANJAX
made
BANJAX + NOUN
o', th'
Definitions
verb
1
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.
Indeed, it seemed that the army was hopelessly banjaxed.
noun
1
A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence.
I'm tellin' you the scholar, Bentham, made a banjax o' th' Will.
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I hoofed his backside till he went down all of a heap. That banjaxed his little game. You should have heard his hullabulloo.
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Indeed, it seemed that the army was hopelessly banjaxed.
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Emma had suggested that you hide, said your presence might banjax her position.
Wiktionary04
I'm tellin' you the scholar, Bentham, made a banjax o' th' Will.
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