ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Skank

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈskæŋk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Skank is a noun meaning (derogatory, slang) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.

Meaning

(derogatory, slang) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.

More Meanings

  1. Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
  2. Lewd, vulgar, skanky.
  3. Foul, unhygienic.
  4. A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.
  5. (music, uncountable) A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.
  6. To dance the skank.
  7. To play guitar with a skank rhythm.

Example Sentences

It's also my job to take care of the skanks on the road that you bang.
You can even be a wee bit more skank and don a dirty shirt. Unwashed underwear, however, is a no-go.
Virgins. I love 'em. No diseases, no loose as a goose pussy, no skank. No nothin'. Just pure pleasure.
Speaking exclusively to Mirror TV, Josie revealed: "I've just split up from somebody because he was a skank and was selling stories to the press, and he was a loser."

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skanky, slutty, bimbo, whore, prostitute, hooker.

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