skank

[ skangk ]

noun

1. a prostitute; whore:

   I won't date someone who dresses like a skank.

2. Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is sexually promiscuous, especially a woman.
3. a dirty, repulsive, or immoral person:

   That hate-preaching skank is getting me really mad.

4. dirty or repulsive matter; filth:

   Don't wash the dog in the bathtub—it took a lot of scrubbing to clean the skank out last time!

5. a dance usually performed to reggae, dub, or ska music and characterized by jerky, rhythmic movements, bending forward while swinging the arms and raising the knees.

verb (used without object)

1. to dance the skank:

   If you're ready to skank hard, come to our club and bring your positive energy!

skank

/ skæŋk /

noun

1. a fast dance to reggae music
2. slang.
   a promiscuous female

verb

1. to perform this dance

Other Words From

• skank·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of skank¹

First recorded in 1960–65; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

The GOP candidate for governor in North Carolina, Mark Robinson, has a humiliating past soundbite drop practically every week now, including the latest where he calls Beyoncé a "skank."

From Salon

All I could think was: “I’m a homewrecker now. I’m that skank.”

From Los Angeles Times

“He was a freelance extortionist and had hotel suites hot-wired all over the city. He had the dirt, the skank, the skinny — and it was all true,” Ellroy said.

From Los Angeles Times

Republican reactions to the original Walker story played out along the standard sexist double standard: A man is instantly forgiven for just "spreading his seed," while the woman is degraded as " some skank."

From Salon

“Parents of boys, let your sons know that there are scheming skanks out there,” reads another.

From Washington Post