Hamajang

/HAH-mah-jang/

Messed up. Broken. All jacked up. A total disaster.

If something is hamajang, it's wrong. Crooked. Falling apart. Not working right. Can describe a broken appliance, a messy room, a botched plan, a bad haircut, or a guy who's had too much to drink. Everyone spells it differently. Hammajang, Hammahjang, Hemojangs, Hamajeng. All the same word.

Examples

  • Da car stay all hamajang. (The car is totally broken down.)
  • His room was hamajang. (His room was a disaster.)
  • Pau, hamajang! (Done, it's messed up!)

Origin

Pidgin English

Alternate spellings

Hammajang, Hammajag, Hamajeng, Hemojangs, Hammahjang, Hammajag

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