"jank" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /jɑŋk/ Audio: Nl-jank.ogg Forms: janken [plural], jankje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑŋk Head templates: {{nl-noun|c|-en|jankje}} jank c (plural janken, diminutive jankje n)
  1. yowl, howl, cry Tags: common-gender Synonyms: gejank Related terms: janken
    Sense id: en-jank-nl-noun-i8oE-PcR

Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /jɑŋk/ Audio: Nl-jank.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑŋk Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} jank
  1. inflection of janken: Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: janken
    Sense id: en-jank-nl-verb-IOHbALcj Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with common gender Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 61 28 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with common gender: 7 60 33
  2. inflection of janken: Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: janken
    Sense id: en-jank-nl-verb-7UU7swb5

Adjective [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒæŋk/ Forms: more jank [comparative], most jank [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: Ostensibly a back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|janky|gloss=shoddy, poor quality|nocap=1}} back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} jank (comparative more jank, superlative most jank)
  1. (computing, slang) Janky. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-jank-en-adj-iTOvER4c Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒæŋk/
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: Ostensibly a back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|janky|gloss=shoddy, poor quality|nocap=1}} back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jank (uncountable)
  1. (computing, slang, rare) Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application's user interface due to slow operations or poor interface design. Tags: rare, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-jank-en-noun-aksf9CC9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (video games, slang) Game mechanics of unconventional or flawed design or implementation, and the experience of such mechanics, as to ruin or disrupt play, or break immersion; e.g. bugs and glitches. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-jank-en-noun-33ioz9hu Topics: video-games
  3. (video games, slang) Game mechanics of unconventional or flawed design or implementation, and the experience of such mechanics, as to ruin or disrupt play, or break immersion; e.g. bugs and glitches.
    (by extension) A game, or games, with such mechanics.
    Tags: broadly, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-jank-en-noun-zWU8BjP0 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 15 23 12 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 24 12 45 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: janky, Eurojank

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      "word": "janky"
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      "word": "Eurojank"
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          "ref": "2013, Nick Sutrich, Android Headlines",
          "text": "This also marks the first time I haven’t felt that Samsung jank on the phone, which deserves its own paragraph in its own right. That weird stuttering and pausing you’ve seen on so many Samsung phones seems to be almost completely gone on the Note 3 […]",
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          "ref": "2013, Addy Osmani, Smashing Magazine",
          "text": "In cases where you’re concerned about scrolling, the browser can manage the frame rate for you. But if you introduce a large amount of jank, then it won’t be able to do as good a job.",
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          "ref": "2015, Bogdan Petrovan, Android Authority",
          "text": "in order to hit this impressive frame rate, the “jank-free” Sky prioritizes the UI over other processes, meaning the app should stay smooth when it works heavily in the background.",
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          "ref": "2018, Eli White, Facebook React Native Blog",
          "text": "Even though JavaScript will try to update the animation every frame, it will likely not be able to do that fast enough and will cause dropped frames (jank) to occur.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "2023, Jordan Oloman, STALKER 2 is a merciless trip down memory lane, Polygon",
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