Sekirov Dictionary

skank

/ˈskeɪ̯ŋk/

verb 5
adjective 2
noun 5
forms 5
phrases 1

verb5

To dance the skank.
(slang) To be dishonest or unreliable, to defraud or deceive, to steal.
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(slang) To cheat or betray, especially a friend.
- He short-changed a partner, leaving him feeling skanked.
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(slang) To steal, or otherwise acquire underhandedly.
- of course, maybe somebody that works at the factory where it was pressed could have skanked a few copies... — 1996
To play guitar with a skank rhythm.

adjective2

(slang, offensive) Lewd, vulgar, skanky.
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(slang, offensive) Foul, unhygienic.
- You can even be a wee bit more skank and don a dirty shirt. Unwashed underwear, however, is a no-go. — 2001

noun5

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(slang, offensive) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
- Whenever a slang word is heard, the youngsters note it, then write sentences which include the word. […]Hawk: to watch – as in “Man, that skank steady hawks me in school.” — 1965
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(slang) Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
- Virgins. I love 'em. No diseases, no loose as a goose pussy, no skank. No nothin'. Just pure pleasure. — 1995
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A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.
- […]the ability to double up with contagious laughter; the feeling of pure child-like glee; and the mesmerizing, trance-like skank dancing that looks like African aerobics after centuries of rhythm. — 1989
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(slang) The act of cheating a person.
- That's not a good deal; it's a skank.
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A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.
- He took it another step and brought blues into reggae music. I don’t play skank. I don’t play reggae guitar. So I had to call. — 2017

forms

skanked · skanking · skanks · more skank · most skank

Phrases with skank

skank up
To make (something) skanky (foul, unhygienic or unpleasant).

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