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janky

Syllables: jan·ky/ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː//ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.ki/

janky adjective: of poor quality.

Adjective (1)

janky (comparative jankier, superlative jankiest)

  1. (informal, slang) Of poor quality.
    • It's barely holding together, it's so janky.
  2. (slang) Strange, odd.
    • “And look, they don't even call them cigarettes. They call them fun tubes.” “Well, I guess,” said Hillary. “Talk about a janky role model. Candy cigarettes.”2006, Sarah Ellis, Odd Man Out, Toronto: Groundwood Books, →ISBN, page 97
    • We're gonna do some janky shit. When you're doin' janky shit, you wear a mask.2014 August 7, Smokin', Drinkin', and Chillin' (Black Jesus), episode 1, spoken by Maggie (Kali Hawk)
  3. (slang, African-American Vernacular) Untrustworthy, disreputable.
    • Janky promoters trying to fuck up my lil' image / They fucked us over, only way you get the picture2017, “Knew Boosie”, in Money Changes Everything, performed by 03 Greedo

Adjective (2)

janky (comparative jankier, superlative jankiest)

  1. (colloquial) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.
    • While the asynchronous HTTP call is running on a background thread (preventing a janky UI, or ANRs), the user can navigate away from the activity after the request has been sent but before the response has been received by the device.2016, Adam Stroud, Android Database Best Practices, Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN
    • If you love B-movies, crazy sci-fi and intense, janky-as-all-hell videogames, you’ve come to the right place.2016 September, “Earth Defense Force”, in Play, number 273, →ISSN, page 64

janky meaning in Tamil

janky in Tamil

தரம் குறைந்த

Forms of janky

comparativejankier
superlativejankiest

Origin of janky

From junky.

Words formed from janky

Words that rhyme with janky

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about janky

What does janky mean?
Janky means of poor quality.
What is janky in Tamil?
Janky in Tamil is தரம் குறைந்த. See Janky meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is janky?
Janky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce janky?
Janky is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/.

Words near janky in the dictionary

  1. Jankowiaks
  2. Jankowicz
  3. Jankowski
  4. Jankowskis
  5. Jankoy
  6. janky
  7. Jankó keyboard
  8. Jankó keyboards
  9. Janmashtami
  10. jann
  11. Janna

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