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skanky

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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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skanky [ˈskæŋki]

  1. mod.
    ugly; repellent, usually said of a woman. (Collegiate.) : She is so skanky! That grody hairdo doesn't help either.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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