skank

skank

1. noun, offensive slang A derogatory term for a woman considered promiscuous and unclean. Clubs like these are always full of skanks and douchebags.
2. noun A type of dance associated with and performed to musical genres such as ska, reggae, hardcore punk, and others, and often incorporating exaggerated march-like movements and swinging of the arms. Most of the kids go to these shows just so they can do the skank and release some of their pent-up energy.
3. verb To perform such a dance. You've got to be careful when you're skanking so that your elbows don't hit anybody around you.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scank

verb
See skank

skank

and scank (skæŋk)
1. n. an ugly (young) woman. (Collegiate.) What a skank she is! Give her a comb or something.
2. in. to appear ugly. Both sisters skank. Must be hereditary.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • scank
  • hood rat
  • skanky
  • garden tool
  • garbage
  • jack
  • jacked
  • jacking
  • juice
  • juiced
References in periodicals archive
She was also ordered shouting her a skank', to pay PC Gwynn PS200 compensation, alongside PS100 to each of the other victims and PS85 in prosecution costs.
Drunk teen scratched officer after McDonald's staff row
I think he knows that if I were to know for a fact that heCOs sleeping with some skank, ICOd never, ever, EVER sleep with him again.
Isabella,COs ramblings: PMS, the ex and the manky skank
He produced for rock acts such as Raimundos, Skank and O Rappa as well as for more traditional Brazilian artists like Milton Nascimento, Marisa Monte and Carlinhos Brown.
Tom Capone
SKA LEGENDS COME TO TOWN Gigs like these seem to come around every few months - but we can't help get excited when the old 2 Tone ska heads skank their way into town.
SKA LEGENDS COME TO TOWN [...]
DJ and MC is City Skank and The Earth Man Crew featuring The Dub Chemist and Daddy Ken.
Valley venue gears up for Ska bonanza; sound bites
Run along (tae the daily record) ya absolute wee worstc***!" Harvey's friends also weighed in, with mum-of-two McCann, also from Pollok, writing: "She is an attention seeking little skank who needs put down ..
SHAME on you; Pregnant teen Danielle Keenan found the courage to speak out about her domestic violence hell.. but all she got from these twisted bullies was vile abuse
Warwickshire College student, Rachael Mackintosh, raised an impressive PS232 for Voluntary Action Coventry (VAC) by organising Skank Out, a music night at The Golden Cross pub in Coventry.
Rachael is just champion
Their old-school ska sound combines with the skank of today's bass culture and commands any audience to get up and dance.
CLUBBING
The casting director for Victoria's Secret fashion shows said she'd never allow such a skank to darken her runway, LA Times reported.
Kate Upton's 'chubbiness' sparks debate among top fashionistas
Don't be distracted by the anemic synth leads, the repetive guitar skank or lyrics like Laura, your thong is showing.
Damas Gratis Para Los Pibes (DBN 2003)
The bassline of Money translates beautifully into a languid skank while Us and Them swims in cavernous reverb and echo effects.
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I spent four months undercover working with one of these "tame" Yardies - his name was Skank. My job was to show him all the clubs, pubs and restaurants where top Yardies hung out.
Infiltrators: I was kidnapped by a drug gang...: IN PART 2 OF OUR EXPLOSIVE BOOK ADAPTATION, POLICE HERO REVEALS HOW HE FEARED HE WOULD BE MURDERED BY COCAINE GANG
Kevin (Arik Roper) and his bud Skank (Preston Miller).
GODASS
However, this release is no Rockerfeller Skank Mk II.
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