skank

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.2 Verb 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.2 Verb 1.5.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /skæŋk/

[edit] Etymology 1

skeevy + rank

[edit] Noun

skank (plural skanks)

1. Any substance considered particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant

[edit] Etymology 2

Blend of scold + brank (Middle English- meaning frolicsome and often lascivious conduct)

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[edit] Noun

skank (plural skanks)

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. - Tom Cruise in the movie "Jerry McGuire."

[edit] Synonyms

See WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman

[edit] Etymology 3

Jamaican origin

[edit] Noun

skank (plural skanks)

1. A dance performed to ska.

[edit] Verb

to skank (third-person singular simple present skanks, present participle skanking, simple past and past participle skanked)

1. To dance the skank

   Come on, skank along, it's the skanking song.

[edit] Etymology 4

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

[edit] Noun

skank (plural skanks)

1. 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).
2. refering to having insight or recognising a process to potentially being greatly non favourable to the (victim/) first person's benefit or interest.

   "that's not a good deal, it's a skank"

[edit] Verb

to skank (third-person singular simple present skanks, present participle skanking, simple past and past participle skanked)

1. (transitive) To cheat, especially a friend.

   "Tom skanked Harry" or "Harry got skanked by Tom"

   He shortchanged a partner, leaving him feeling skanked.

[edit] Derived terms

• skanker