skanky

American  

[skang-kee] / ˈskæŋ ki /

adjective

Slang

1. (especially of a woman) sexually promiscuous or lewd.

2. dirty, repulsive, or immoral: There are a lot of skanky businesses that take advantage of innocent consumers.

   They live in a skanky part of town, surrounded by condemned buildings.

   There are a lot of skanky businesses that take advantage of innocent consumers.

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skanky British  

/ ˈskæŋkɪ /

adjective

1. dirty, foul-smelling, or unattractive

2. promiscuous

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Other Word Forms

• skankiness noun

Etymology

Origin of skanky

First recorded in 1980–85; skank ( def. ) + -y ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The No. 1 need, many say: Clean up the “Coney water,” the local name for the skanky H2O that sometimes bubbles up from underground right into people’s basements.

From Washington Post

Jackson also criticized Democrats and "Leftist women" as a whole, saying in one tweet that "Leftist women are skanky for the most part" and "more will be sued and made to pay for their lies."

From Salon

He went farther than just those three women, saying that “Leftist women are skanky for the most part. More will be sued and made to pay for their lies.”

From Washington Times

Just Fang, hunched up alone in his skanky basement.

From Literature

His car was too skanky—a white boxy Chrysler that hadn’t been washed in months.

From Literature