jank
Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application's user interface…Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application's user interface due to slow operations or poor interface design.
US/ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋk/
Meaning
3 senses(slang, uncountable)Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application's user interface due to slow operations or poor interface design.
(slang, uncountable)Game mechanics of unconventional or flawed design or implementation, and the experience of such mechanics, as to ruin or disrupt play, or break immersion; e.g. bugs and glitches.
(broadly, slang, uncountable)A game, or games, with such mechanics.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Ostensibly a back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”).Ostensibly a back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedjanky
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable