Manky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmæŋki/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Manky is an adjective meaning (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
Meaning
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
More Meanings
- (Antarctica, slang) Being or having bad weather.
Example Sentences
I bet your fanny's fucking minging / Sort out your manky Scouse brow
"Speaking of which—" Fionn starts foostering in the pocket of his manky old jacket—"I've probably got something for you."
"He don't want those," his father said, holding a bag of apples at the end of an outstretched arm as if they were a danger to his health, "they're all... manky."
On that occasion, we left Punta Arenas blue-eyed shags beat their way across the icy waves; when you glimpse at close quarters as I did one manky morning in the Lemaire Channel the blurred shape of a humpback whale […]
Word Forms
- mankier
- mankiest
Synonyms for manky
Depending on context, synonyms include mank.
Antonyms for manky
Common opposites include dingle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nasty, grotty, nastyass, skody, skanky, hacky.
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