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skank

  [skangk]
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–verb (used without object)
Slang. to dance rhythmically in a loose-limbed manner.
Origin:
1980–85; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
skanker, noun
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skank   (skāngk)   
n.  

  1. A rhythmic dance performed to reggae or ska music, characterized by bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands.

  2. Disgusting or vulgar matter; filth.

  3. One who is disgustingly foul or filthy and often considered sexually promiscuous. Used especially of a woman or girl.

intr.v.   skanked, skank·ing, skanks
To dance the skank.

[Of Jamaican origin.]
skank'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
skank [skæŋk]

and scank
  1. n.
    an ugly (young) woman. (Collegiate.) : What a skank she is! Give her a comb or something.
  2. in.
    to appear ugly. : Both sisters skank. Must be hereditary.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

skank 
"unattractive woman," 1970s, from skag in this sense (1920s), of unknown origin. Meaning "dance to reggae music" is 1976, probably not the same word, but also of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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