[Ads-l] ajast

[Laurence Horn]

> On Dec 16, 2015, at 5:05 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> High-paid CNN political commentator:
> 
> "People were really ajast to hear somebody go after Donald Trump."
> 
> As a bonus, it may simply mean "amazed."
> 
> JL
> 

Is that j as in /dZ/ or j as in /h/, à l'espagnol?  If the latter, maybe it's a blend of "aghast" and "aha!"  

LH

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