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Definition of 'skank'English
Etymology 1
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Noun
( en-noun)
Any substance that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
Etymology 2
. Middle English, meaning frolicsome and often lascivious conduct.
Noun
( en-noun)
(pejorative|slang) A lewdly unattractive and disreputable person, often female, especially one with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
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Etymology 3
Jamaican origin
Noun
( en-noun)
A dance performed to ska.
Verb
( en-verb)
To dance the skank
- Come on, skank along, it's the skanking song.
Etymology 4
Slang word used in Northern England (commonly used through the 1980s).
Noun
( en-noun)
The act of cheating a person.
- That's not a good deal; it's a skank .
Verb
( en-verb)
To cheat, especially a friend.
- ''He shortchanged a partner, leaving him feeling skanked .
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