"fanks" meaning in English

See fanks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈfæŋks/ (note: without æ-raising), /ˈfeɪ̯ŋks/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈfɛ̃ŋks/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈfaŋks/ [Scotland]
Etymology: Written representation of th-fronting.
  1. (UK, slang, nonstandard) Thanks. Tags: UK, nonstandard, slang
    Sense id: en-fanks-en-intj-9Rvq1Ijh Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfæŋks/ (note: without æ-raising), /ˈfeɪ̯ŋks/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈfɛ̃ŋks/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈfaŋks/ [Scotland]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} fanks
  1. plural of fank Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fank
    Sense id: en-fanks-en-noun--p1bK4Zs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfæŋks/ (note: without æ-raising), /ˈfeɪ̯ŋks/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈfɛ̃ŋks/ (note: æ-raising), /ˈfaŋks/ [Scotland]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fanks
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fank Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: fank
    Sense id: en-fanks-en-verb-lv-r4XtS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 6 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 7 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 6 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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