skank


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
skank /skaŋk/
noun
  • 1 a dance performed to reggae music, characterized by rhythmically bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands palms-downwards.
  • 2 N. Amer. informal a sleazy or unpleasant person.
verb
  • 1 play or dance to reggae music.
  • 2 informal walk or move in a sexually suggestive way.
– origin 1970s: of unknown origin.
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