ax job

noun

, Informal.

1. hatchet job.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ax job¹

Probably earlier than 1975–1980

Example Sentences

“The book gives you no credit for civil rights. It’s a real ax job.”

From Washington Post

Among the minuses, in addition to Congress's deplorable ax job on the foreign aid program: > Gun-control measures, the first in 30 years, banned mail-order sales of firearms and ammunition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though he is a clever political tactician, many Germans consider Barzel something of a fast operator, and some resent his thinly veiled ax job on Erhard.

From Time Magazine Archive