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Definition of skanks

skank

adjective

noun

  • a dirty or promiscuous female.
    Stay away from that skank.
    That girl by the bar is such a skank.
                                                                                                                                                       

    Citation from "I Can't Stan You", American Dad! (TV), Season 3 Episode 17 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 17 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 31 1997.

verb

  • to perform a particular style of dance to ska music.
    Look at that guy skank!
    • See more words with the same meaning: to dance.

    Last edited on Sep 23 1997. Submitted by David LaBrie from VA, USA on Sep 23 1997.

  • to steal.
    He skanked my pencil.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to steal.

    Last edited on May 10 1998. Submitted by Jon S. from Niskayuna, NY, USA on May 10 1998.

  • to defraud; cheat; "con".
    This isn't a real Gucci. That guy skanked me!

    Last edited on Mar 15 2011. Submitted by Rob D. from Cambridge University, Granta Pl, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1, UK on Jun 28 1999.

  • to talk bad.

    Last edited on Feb 21 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 29 2017.

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Other terms relating to 'promiscuous':

Definitions include: a promiscuous female.
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Definitions include: a woman with a reputation for promiscuity.

Other terms relating to 'to dance':

Definitions include: to dance.
Definitions include: to leave, to do something.
Definitions include: to dance.
Definitions include: to have fun dancing.
Definitions include: to perform aggressive fellatio.
Definitions include: to "dance" in a particular style that involves thrashing around and running into people.
Definitions include: to dance in a particular style which involves a lot of jumping up and down.
Definitions include: extremely fun; exciting; wild.
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Definitions include: to defraud; "swindle".
Definitions include: dancing.
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Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: a person who is strange or different.

Other terms relating to 'to steal':

Definitions include: To steal.
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Other terms relating to 'to take advantage of, cheat, trick':

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Other terms relating to 'woman, women, female':

Definitions include: shortening of "madam."
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Definitions include: pretty, cute or hot girl.
Definitions include: acronym for "married white female".

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Other terms relating to 'skank':

Definitions include: a sleeveless female's shirt with thin straps, that has a low neckline, one that makes a girl look easy.
Definitions include: a general insulting label for a disliked female.
Definitions include: a skater who is mean to people who aren't considered skaters (especially "posers").

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