skanks

Noun (1)

skank (countable and uncountable, plural skanks)

1. (derogatory, slang) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
   • Whenever a slang word is heard, the youngsters note it, then write sentences which include the word. […]Hawk: to watch – as in “Man, that skank steady hawks me in school.”1965 March, “Youths compile slang book to develop literacy”, in Ebony, page 98

   Synonyms:

   promiscuous woman

2. Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
   • Virgins. I love 'em. No diseases, no loose as a goose pussy, no skank. No nothin'. Just pure pleasure.1995, Harmony Korine, Kids, spoken by Telly

Noun (2)

skank (countable and uncountable, plural skanks)

1. A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.
   • […]the ability to double up with contagious laughter; the feeling of pure child-like glee; and the mesmerizing, trance-like skank dancing that looks like African aerobics after centuries of rhythm.1989, “Reggae: The revolution continues”, in Link, volume 32, number 1, page 35
2. (uncountable) A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.
   • A typical skank guitar rhythm:
     {\time3/4\tempo4=180\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"electric guitar (muted)"\repeat unfold2{r8a4}\repeat unfold2{r8g4

Noun (3)

skank (plural skanks)

1. The act of cheating a person.
   • That's not a good deal; it's a skank.

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