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Definition of Skank
1. Noun. Any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant.
Generic synonyms: Waste, Waste Material, Waste Matter, Waste Product
Derivative terms: Skanky
2. Verb. Dance the skank.
3. Noun. A rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees.
Definition of Skank
1. Noun. Any substance considered particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant ¹
2. Noun. (pejorative slang) A lewdly unattractive and disreputable person, often female, especially one with an air of tawdry promiscuity. ¹
3. Noun. A dance performed to ska. ¹
4. Verb. To dance the skank ¹
5. Noun. The act of cheating a person through disloyal and selfish means with no shame to use deception in the process (most commonly to a known associate or friend). ¹
6. Noun. Referring to having insight or recognising a process to potentially being greatly non favourable to the (victim/) first person's benefit or interest. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To cheat, especially a friend. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skank
1. to dance in a loose-limbed manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skank
Literary usage of Skank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"... Dan. skank, Swed. skank. Further related to G. Schenkel, shank ; G. Schinken,
ham. Der. stink. Shanty, a hut. (Irish.) Said to be from Irish sean, ..."
2. Marriage Records: 1665-1800by William Nelson by William Nelson (1909)
"20 skank, Catharine, Freehold, and Arthur Vandyke, Freehold 1755 Oct. 18 skank,
Nelle, Middletown, and Hendrick Vnn Brunt, Shrewsbury ... 1756 Dec. ..."
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