March 29, 2010, 08:09
<Proofreader>bandjaxed
I just saw a documentary about the battle for Singapore during WW2 and one British commentator said the Japanese commander had General Percival "bandjaxed" by his use of aggressive tactics. Has anyone ever heard that term before?
March 29, 2010, 08:16
BobHaleI've usually seen it spelled "banjaxed", but yes, it seems quite a commonplace term to me.
March 29, 2010, 10:54
<Proofreader>quote:
I've usually seen it spelled "banjaxed
Going by how the man pronounced it. But what does it mean?
March 29, 2010, 11:38
<Proofreader>I managed to find
this. Never heard this word before.
March 29, 2010, 12:14
BobHaleYep. That seems to be about right.
March 29, 2010, 14:29
zmježdBut, mind you, please don't use it as a synonym for
decimate.
March 29, 2010, 18:14
GeoffDesimate was Lucille Ball.
March 29, 2010, 18:45
<Proofreader>No, Lucille Ball was a runaway pinniped toy
March 29, 2010, 20:57
KallehWell, in all fairness to us mere mortals, it
did say it is chiefly Irish and informal. You guessed it, I haven't heard of the word either.
I really like it, though: "A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence." Boy, could I have used that word in the past...and likely will in the future. I can think of a use for it right now...
March 30, 2010, 04:19
zmježd You guessed it, I haven't heard of the word either.Neither had I. Good word though.