"janky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæŋ.ki/ Audio: En-us-janky.oga Forms: jankier [comparative], jankiest [superlative]
Etymology: From junky. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} janky (comparative jankier, superlative jankiest)
  1. (slang, informal) Of poor quality. Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-janky-en-adj-nMWkF4WS
  2. (slang) Strange, odd. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-janky-en-adj-kMss~qFX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæŋ.ki/ Audio: En-us-janky.oga Forms: jankier [comparative], jankiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} janky (comparative jankier, superlative jankiest)
  1. (computing, colloquial) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: jank
    Sense id: en-janky-en-adj-pma5Fsmz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 11 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 23 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 14 80 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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