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skank

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈskæŋk/Part of speech noun, verbSorted akknsStarts with SEnds with K0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees

Word origin

Unknown. Perhaps from skag (“unattractive woman”), but the origins of skag are unknown. Compare scold (“troublesome woman”), skeevy (“disgusting”). Attested from the 1960s.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.”
  • It's also my job to take care of the skanks on the road that you bang.
  • Speaking exclusively to Mirror TV, Josie revealed: "I've just split up from somebody because he was a skank and was selling stories to the press, and he was a loser."

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