janked up

English

Alternative forms

• janked-up

Etymology

From janked + up; possibly influenced by jacked up (“wrecked; damaged”).

Adjective

janked up (comparative more janked up, superlative most janked up)

1. Synonym of janked (“messed up, janky”).
   • 2004 December 4, Fayzalicious, “how much are you worth?”, in rec.music.phish‎^[1] (Usenet):

     That thing is sincerely janked up.

   • 2005 April 21, Fayza, “Time for some new music...”, in alt.music.dave-matthews‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Is this some kind of janked up reverse psychology? You're clearly angry. That isn't in dispute at all.

   • 2013, Sylvia Wan, “Back to Life”, in Blank Pages.., Dublin: Fighting Words, →ISBN, page 252:

     'Oh, shut up Angela,' Benny said. 'How are we gonna get there with our ride all janked up?'

   • 2014, Cora Carmack, All Lined Up, New York, NY.: William Morrow and Company, →ISBN, page 135:

     You've got some janked-up feet, Cole.

   • 2016, Fletcher DeLancey, Catalyst, Kriftel, Germany: Ylva Publishing, →ISBN, page 330:

     But Dr. Wells does have to reduce my dosage a little, so I won't look like a janked-up addict when I call Sholokhov.

   • 2018, Chandler Klang Smith, The Sky Is Yours, Crown Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 343:

     What the chief did was janked, but he's a janked-up guy, inside and out.