What does janky mean?
Janky means (informal) Of poor quality..
Janky
/ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/ · adjective
Meaning
(informal) Of poor quality..
Definitions by Sense
- (informal) Of poor quality.
- Strange, odd.
- (African-American Vernacular) Untrustworthy, disreputable.
- (computing, colloquial) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.
Example Sentences
It's barely holding together, it's so janky.
“And look, they don't even call them cigarettes. They call them fun tubes.” “Well, I guess,” said Hillary. “Talk about a janky role model. Candy cigarettes.”
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
While the asynchronous HTTP call is running on a background thread (preventing a janky UI, or ANRs), the user can navigate away from the activity after the request has been sent but before the response has been received by the device.
If you love B-movies, crazy sci-fi and intense, janky-as-all-hell videogames, you’ve come to the right place.
Synonyms for janky
Antonyms for janky
Related Words
Word Forms
- jankier
- jankiest
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It's barely holding together, it's so janky.
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