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janked

/d͡ʒæŋkt/

janked adjective: not in proper order; messed up, janky.

Adjective

janked (comparative more janked, superlative most janked)

  1. (slang) Not in proper order; messed up, janky.
    • What the hell was in those two janked pages that was so raunchy?1995 May 29, Allan Brinker, “Attn. Manga Masters Ghost Q.”, in rec.arts.manga (Usenet)
    • Well if he won without playing you, someone else must have beaten you. If not, then what kind of janked-ass tournament would it be?2000 September 20, Vitamin-X, “*Appleton's One on One”, in alt.sport.lasertag (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    janked up

Synonyms of janked

Forms of janked

comparativemore janked
superlativemost janked

Origin of janked

A variant of janky (“of poor quality”).

Phrases with janked

Words that rhyme with janked

17 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about janked

What does janked mean?
Janked means not in proper order; messed up, janky.
What part of speech is janked?
Janked is an adjective.
How do you pronounce janked?
Janked is pronounced /d͡ʒæŋkt/.

Words near janked in the dictionary

  1. Janjua
  2. Janjukian
  3. jank
  4. Jankauskas
  5. Janke
  6. janked
  7. janked up
  8. janked-up
  9. Jankel
  10. janken
  11. Jankent

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