skank up

verb

To make (something) skanky (foul, unhygienic or unpleasant).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person skanks up · participle present skanking up · participle past skanked up · past skanked up

  1. transitiveTo make (something) skanky (foul, unhygienic or unpleasant).
  2. intransitivetransitiveTo 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).
Cite this entry
APA

skank up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skank%20up

MLA

“skank up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skank%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skank up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skank%20up.

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