skanks

We have found lemma(root) word of skanks : skank.

Definitions


[skaŋk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a disreputable or sleazy person

- a steady-paced dance performed to reggae music, characterized by rhythmically bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands palms-downward


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: of unknown origin


[skaŋk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- dance the skank or perform reggae music
(e.g: they were skanking to Althea and Donna's 'Uptown Top Rankin')

- swindle or deceive
(e.g: they made a tidy sum skanking the tourists)


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: of unknown origin




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