janked

English

Etymology

A variant of janky (“of poor quality”).

Adjective

janked (comparative more janked, superlative most janked)

1. (slang) Not in proper order; messed up, janky.

   Synonym: janked up

   • 1995 May 29, Allan Brinker, “Attn. Manga Masters Ghost Q.”, in rec.arts.manga‎^[1] (Usenet):

     What the hell was in those two janked pages that was so raunchy?

   • 2000 September 20, Vitamin-X, “*Appleton's One on One”, in alt.sport.lasertag‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Well if he won without playing you, someone else must have beaten you. If not, then what kind of janked-ass tournament would it be?

   • 2005, Brad Strickland, Thomas E. Fuller, Marsquake!, New York, NY.: Aladdin Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 50:

     "Man," Alex said. "I know I don't want to be on Rormer's team. That is one seriously janked guy."

   • 2011, Megan McCafferty, Bumped, New York, NY.: Balzer + Bray, →ISBN, page 262:

     No, I'm not okay. I'm for seriously janked.

   • 2018, Chandler Klang Smith, The Sky Is Yours, Crown Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 343:

     What the chief did was janked, but he's a janked-up guy, inside and out.