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Definition of skanky

skanky

  • dirty, unwashed, undesirable, and basically unattractive. It can also be used to describe loose men or women, as in the epithet "skanky whore."
    That dude is so skanky!

    Last edited on May 18 2011. Submitted by Kevin J. from Portland, OR, USA on Nov 24 1998.

  • Disgusting.

    Last edited on Jun 12 2013. Submitted by Raymond B. from Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK on Oct 08 2004.

adjective

  • promiscuous; "easy"; "slut-like"; "hoe-like".
                                                                                                                                           

    Citation from "The Righteous Brothers", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 2 Episode 18 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jun 12 2013. Submitted by Jeanna H. from West Windsor, NJ, USA on Jul 06 1998.

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