"skanky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskæŋ.ki/ [US] Audio: En-au-skanky.ogg [Australia] Forms: skankier [comparative], skankiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: skank + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|skank|y}} skank + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} skanky (comparative skankier, superlative skankiest)
  1. (slang) in the manner of a skank (disreputable woman) Tags: slang Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-skanky-en-adj-cXysE8QM Disambiguation of Appearance: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 66 34
  2. (slang) vile, lewd Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-skanky-en-adj-kqIiELb0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for skanky meaning in English (2.3kB)

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