skank

Noun

1. (countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
2. (countable, uncountable) Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.

Adj

Lewd, vulgar, skanky.

Verb

1. To dance the skank.
2. To play guitar with a skank rhythm.
3. (Jamaica, intransitive, transitive) To be dishonest or unreliable, to defraud or deceive, to steal.

Verb

To cheat, especially a friend.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skæŋk/

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from skag (“unattractive woman”), but the origins of skag are unknown. Compare scold (“troublesome woman”), skeevy (“disgusting”). Attested from the 1960s.

Synonyms

crud

filth

dirt ball

Translations

skanken

brudy

hippie

jaburú

mocréia

riponga

bailar ska