skanky
skank·y
skanky · skankier · skankiest
Dirty; smutty or scabbyDirty; smutty or scabby
US/ˈskeɪ̯ŋ.ki/
» Mary's dress is way too skanky.
cromwellt · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesDirty; smutty or scabby
(slang)Resembling or characteristic of a skank (disreputable woman).
(slang)Resembling or characteristic of the skank dance.
More definitions
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Examples
2 sentencesMary's dress is way too skanky.
You can't butter up the dean with platitudes and whisky; he's far more susceptible to tears and skanky clothing.
Origin
From skank + -y.From skank + -y.
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Forms
skankier, skankiestSynonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust:disgustingdisgustfuldistastefulfoulloathlyloathsomerepellentrepellant
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedskank
Derivedskankiness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.