SKANK

skank

(noun) a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees

filth, crud, skank

(noun) any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

skank

(verb) dance the skank

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

skank (countable and uncountable, plural skanks)

(pejorative, slang) 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.

Synonyms

• (lewdly disreputable woman): See promiscuous woman

Adjective

skank (comparative more skank, superlative most skank)

(pejorative, slang) Lewd, vulgar, skanky.

Etymology 2

Noun

skank (plural skanks)

A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.

A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.

Verb

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

To dance the skank.

To play guitar with a skank rhythm.

(transitive or intransitive, Jamaica) To be dishonest or unreliable, to defraud or deceive, to steal.

Etymology 3

Noun

skank (plural skanks)

The act of cheating a person.

Verb

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

(transitive) To cheat, especially a friend.

Source: Wiktionary



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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals


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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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