- The speaker was addressing his friend while blending the words trashed and jumpy together, in order to fully assess the friend’s state. He also wanted a novel and simple way of describing his friend’s behavior, since it is a reoccurring one that comes about every time he becomes intoxicated. Thus, he coined the term for future use.
jashing
verb; blending
to be jumpy or anxious while intoxicated
Etymology : Blending of the words jumping and trashed. jumpy from jump from Gallo-Romance dialects of southwestern France meaning 'to rock, to balance, swing' trashed from trash from Old Norse meaning 'anything of little use or value' Online Etymology Dictionary
Source : Will you stop jashing around in my car, so that I can drive in peace? Rice Undergraduate (November 2008)
Last modified: 4 December 2008