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skank 1
(skăngk)n. Slang
1. One who is filthy or foul.
2. One who is considered to be sexually promiscuous. Used especially of a woman.
[Origin unknown.]
skank′y adj.
skank 2
(skăngk)n.
A rhythmic dance performed to reggae or ska music, characterized by bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands.
intr.v. skanked, skank·ing, skanks
To dance the skank.
[Jamaican English, to loaf, be shifty, be cunning, dance the skank; perhaps akin to skank.]
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skank
(skæŋk)n
1. (Dancing) a fast dance to reggae music
2. slang a promiscuous female
vb (intr)
(Dancing) to perform this dance
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skank
(skæŋk) Slang. v.i. 1. to dance with violent, jerky movements, rhythmically bending forward and raising the knees, usu. to reggae music.
n. 2. a prostitute.
3. dirty or repulsive matter; filth.
4. a dirty, repulsive, or immoral person.
[1980–85, Amer.; orig. uncertain]
skank′er, n.
skank′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
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skank
Past participle: skanked
Gerund: skanking
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| Noun | 1. | skank - any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" |
| 2. | skank - a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | |
| Verb | 1. | skank - dance the skank trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" |
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