Meanings
adjectiveskanky (comparative skankier, superlative skankiest)
comparative skankier · superlative skankiest
- slangResembling or characteristic of a skank (disreputable woman).
- slangResembling or characteristic of the skank dance.
Heavy Metal, Music from the Motion Picture (1981, Elektra): This movie is pretty lousy if you're sober and/or an adult, and the soundtrack should be either glammier or skankier, or maybe both.
2010, Chuck Klosterman, “The Jack Factor”, in Chuck Klosterman on Rock: A Collection of Previously Published Essays
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehighly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with skanky
frankiecrankyswankyspankyblankieHankeybankymankyjankybankieclankydankieplankyprankystankytankythankee
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skanky,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skanky.
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