"manky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmæŋki/ Audio: en-uk-manky.ogg [UK] Forms: mankier [comparative], mankiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: mank + -y Etymology templates: {{af|en|mank|-y}} mank + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} manky (comparative mankier, superlative mankiest)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang Derived forms: mankily, mankiness, manky mallard Translations (unpleasantly dirty and disgusting): paskainen (Finnish), sale (French), dégoutant (French), dégueulasse (French), ekelig (German), eklig (German), widerlich (German), verdreckt (German), 不快な (fukaina) (alt: ふかいな) (Japanese), 汚れた (yogoreta) (alt: よごれた) (Japanese), むかつく (mukatsuku) (Japanese), asqueroso (Spanish), repugnante (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for manky meaning in English (3.8kB)

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          "ref": "2005, Justin Peter Beaney, Kasdeja's Children",
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          "ref": "2010, Marian Keyes, The Brightest Star in the Sky",
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          "ref": "2016 December 3, Millie B (lyrics and music), “Soph Aspin Send”, performed by Millie B",
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        "(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting."
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          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
          "word": "eklig"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
          "word": "widerlich"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
          "word": "verdreckt"
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          "alt": "ふかいな",
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          "roman": "fukaina",
          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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          "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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          "ref": "2010, Marian Keyes, The Brightest Star in the Sky",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "paskainen"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "sale"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "dégoutant"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "eklig"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "widerlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "verdreckt"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふかいな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukaina",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "不快な"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よごれた",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yogoreta",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "汚れた"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mukatsuku",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "むかつく"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "asqueroso"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unpleasantly dirty and disgusting",
      "word": "repugnante"
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