skank

Plural: skanks

Noun

any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.
A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.
The act of cheating a person.

Verb

dance the skank
To dance the skank.
To play guitar with a skank rhythm.
To be dishonest or unreliable, to defraud or deceive, to steal.
To cheat, especially a friend.

Adj

Lewd, vulgar, skanky.

Examples

A typical skank guitar rhythm: {\time3/4\tempo4=180\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"electric guitar (muted)"\repeat unfold2{r8a4}\repeat unfold2{r8g4
He short-changed a partner, leaving him feeling skanked.
That's not a good deal; it's a skank.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

crud, filth, promiscuous woman

Scrabble Score: 13

skank: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
skank: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skank: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

skank: valid Words With Friends Word