skank
A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with…A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
» She's a total skank.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
Schlampe, Schnalle
шмараšmara, курваkurva, давалкаdavalka
(countable, uncountable)Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
(countable, uncountable)A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.
a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
(uncountable)A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.
A typical skank guitar rhythm: {\time3/4\tempo4=180\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"electric guitar (muted)"\repeat unfold2{r8a4}\repeat unfold2{r8g4
The act of cheating a person.
That's not a good deal; it's a skank.
Examples
2 sentencesShe's a total skank.
Mary is a skank.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Unknown. Perhaps from skag (“unattractive woman”), but the origins of skag are unknown. CoUnknown. Perhaps from skag (“unattractive woman”), but the origins of skag are unknown. Compare scold (“troublesome woman”), skeevy (“disgusting”). Attested from the 1960s.
Originally Jamaican, attested from the twentieth century, but earliest source is uncertain. The verb sense be dishonest is evidently older. Perhaps originally onomatopoeic. The dance senses may come from a resemblance to motorcyclists weaving between larger vehicles. Compare skanker.
Slang word used in Northern England. Unknown. Perhaps from etymology 2, above; attested in West Indian and UK black slang from the twentieth century.
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Forms
plural: skanksSynonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable