Skank

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skæŋk/
• US IPA: /skeɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk

skeevyrank.

Full definition of skank

Noun

1. Any substance that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.

scoldbrank. Middle English, meaning frolicsome and often lascivious conduct.

Noun

1. (pejorative, slang) A lewdly unattractive and disreputable person, often female, especially one with an air of tawdry promiscuity.It's also my job to take care of the skanks on the road that you bang. – Jay Mohr (Bob Sugar) in the movie Jerry Maguire.

Synonyms

• See

Jamaican origin

Noun

1. A dance performed to ska.

Verb

1. To dance the skankCome on, skank along, it's the skanking song.

Slang word used in Northern England (commonly used through the 1980s).

Noun

1. The act of cheating a person.That's not a good deal; it's a skank.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cheat, especially a friend.''He shortchanged a partner, leaving him feeling skanked.

Derived terms

• skanker
• skanky