Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to banjax
Participle: banjaxed
Gerund: banjaxing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | banjax |
| you | banjax |
| he;she;it | banjaxes |
| we | banjax |
| you | banjax |
| they | banjax |
Perfect
| I | have banjaxed |
| you | have banjaxed |
| he;she;it | has banjaxed |
| we | have banjaxed |
| you | have banjaxed |
| they | have banjaxed |
Past
| I | banjaxed |
| you | banjaxed |
| he;she;it | banjaxed |
| we | banjaxed |
| you | banjaxed |
| they | banjaxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had banjaxed |
| you | had banjaxed |
| he;she;it | had banjaxed |
| we | had banjaxed |
| you | had banjaxed |
| they | had banjaxed |
Future
| I | will banjax |
| you | will banjax |
| he;she;it | will banjax |
| we | will banjax |
| you | will banjax |
| they | will banjax |
Future Perfect
| I | will have banjaxed |
| you | will have banjaxed |
| he;she;it | will have banjaxed |
| we | will have banjaxed |
| you | will have banjaxed |
| they | will have banjaxed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | banjax |
| you | banjax |
| he;she;it | banjax |
| we | banjax |
| you | banjax |
| they | banjax |
Perfect
| I | have banjaxed |
| you | have banjaxed |
| he;she;it | have banjaxed |
| we | have banjaxed |
| you | have banjaxed |
| they | have banjaxed |
Imperfect
| I | banjaxed |
| you | banjaxed |
| he;she;it | banjaxed |
| we | banjaxed |
| you | banjaxed |
| they | banjaxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had banjaxed |
| you | had banjaxed |
| he;she;it | had banjaxed |
| we | had banjaxed |
| you | had banjaxed |
| they | had banjaxed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would banjax |
| you | would banjax |
| he;she;it | would banjax |
| we | would banjax |
| you | would banjax |
| they | would banjax |
Perfect
| I | would have banjaxed |
| you | would have banjaxed |
| he;she;it | would have banjaxed |
| we | would have banjaxed |
| you | would have banjaxed |
| they | would have banjaxed |
Imperative
| you | banjax |
| we | Let's banjax |
| you | banjax |
Verbs conjugated like 'banjax'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'banjax'
banjo,
ajar,
aneal,
anear,
annex,
baa,
ballad,
balsam,
ban,
band,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unknown, perhaps originally Dublin slang. According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, may be a euphemism for bollocks.
Sample Sentences
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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. [1922, Darrell Figgis, The House of Success, The Gael Co-operative Publishing Society, Ltd., page 146:]
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Indeed, it seemed that the army was hopelessly banjaxed. [1928, Eimar O'Duffy, The Spacious Adventures of the Man in the Street, Macmillan, page 370:]
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Emma had suggested that you hide, said your presence might banjax her position. [1970, Edna O'Brien, A Pagan Place, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published 2001, page 91:]
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Fraser was looking at the flat, wet countryside and thinking about the French policeman who had banjaxed him with the truncheon. [2006, Craig Ferguson, Between the Bridge and the River, Chronicle Books, page 252:]
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjax.