shanking

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noun

A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shank
nounshanking (plural shankings)

plural shankings

  1. slangA stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).

    There are some shankings and cuttings that happen during a year, but most are inconsequential to the administration or the public.

    2005, “Jimmie”, in Life, Death and Sex in Prison
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APA

shanking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shanking

MLA

“shanking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shanking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shanking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shanking.

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