skanky

adjective

ˈskaŋ-kē How to pronounce skanky (audio)
Definition of skankynext
slang
as in corrupt
having loose sexual morals a pop star who cultivates an image that is more skanky than sexy

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Recent Examples of skanky My first outfit was from Le Chateau, a skanky bathing suit and a weird top. — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skanky
  1. corrupt
  2. slutty
  3. perverted
  4. sluttish
  5. sleazy
Adjective
  • Postwar Germany ran a denazification program, for example, while recent elections in Ukraine ousted corrupt, pro-Moscow leaders.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Christian pleaded guilty in New Haven Superior Court to violating the corrupt organizations and racketeering act and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, the DCJ said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Deploying a top-notch slutty house-meets-electro record is one of the canniest moves he’s ever made.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
  • The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.
    — Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of slutty
Adjective
  • Tracy Letts plays her perverted husband, while Callum Turner, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage and Riley Keough star as her very messed up children, and Elle Fanning is Bell’s paramour.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • The gravity of the crimes was made apparent not just in the details provided in court documents but by how family members of children at the daycare reacted when the perverted duo appeared in court for their arraignments.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 June 2026
Definition of perverted
Adjective
  • There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of sluttish
Adjective
  • Allie is bamboozled by a sleazy musician, who serenades her with an ode to date rape.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Has Trump said so much worse, so much more sleazy things against other people?
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sleazy

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“Skanky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skanky. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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