ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Janky

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Janky is an adjective meaning (informal) Of poor quality.

Meaning

(informal) Of poor quality.

More Meanings

  1. Strange, odd.
  2. (African-American Vernacular) Untrustworthy, disreputable.
  3. (computing, colloquial) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.

Example Sentences

It's barely holding together, it's so janky.
We're gonna do some janky shit. When you're doin' janky shit, you wear a mask.
Janky promoters trying to fuck up my lil' image / They fucked us over, only way you get the picture
If you love B-movies, crazy sci-fi and intense, janky-as-all-hell videogames, you’ve come to the right place.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jank, cheapo, junky, shonky, raggedy-ass, shlocky.

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