skank

[skangk] /skæŋk/
verb (used without object)
1.
Slang. to dance rhythmically in a loose-limbed manner.
Origin
1980-85; origin uncertain
Related forms
skanker, noun
British Dictionary definitions for skank

skank

/skæŋk/
noun
1.
a fast dance to reggae music
2.
(slang) a promiscuous female
verb (intransitive)
3.
to perform this dance
Word Origin and History for skank
n.

"unattractive woman," 1965, perhaps from skag in this sense (1920s), of unknown origin. Verbal meaning "dance to reggae music" is 1976, probably not the same word, but also of unknown origin. Related: Skanking.

Slang definitions & phrases for skank

skank

noun
  1. An unattractive woman; a malodorous woman; skag
  2. A prostitute; hooker: How long would it take for them to find them f—— skanks (the hookers) again? (1970s+ Black)
  3. Copulation; coition; ass: how 'bout witnessing some skank (1980s+)
  4. A despicable person; grunge, sleazebag: Julie gets used and humiliated by the lens-wielding skank (1980s+)
  5. A slovenly style of dress, possibly imitative of disheveled heroin addicts: Some teenagers prefer a grungier, if equally tasteless, look known as ''skank'' (1990s+ Teenagers)
verb

To do a sort of reggae dancing in which the body bends forward, the knees are raised, and the hands claw the air: They move in sympathetic response to the music, skankin' from side to side/ They mosh. They slam. They skank and thrash, too (1976+)