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skanking up

skanking up is the present participle and gerund of skank up.

Meaning of skank up

Verb

skank up (third-person singular simple present skanks up, present participle skanking up, simple past and past participle skanked up)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) skanky (foul, unhygienic or unpleasant).
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To behave skanky or to make (a place) seem skanky (like a lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity).

Questions about skanking up

What is skanking up the present participle and gerund of?
Skanking up is the present participle and gerund of skank up.

Words near skanking up in the dictionary

  1. skankers
  2. skankier
  3. skankiest
  4. skankiness
  5. skanking
  6. skanking up
  7. skanks
  8. skanks up
  9. Skanksgiving
  10. skanky
  11. skanless

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