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.
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Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 June 2022
Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skanky
Adjective
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Do these reports offer evidence that the police and courts are corrupt?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The corrupt and repressive Iranian regime must never have nuclear weapons.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That's where Sylvie has picked up the slack, adding the drama, the intrigue, and the slutty attitude the show has been missing for the past few seasons.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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What every gay guy did last weekend, at least those with HBO Max subscriptions, was watch Heated Rivalry, a slutty romance about two hockey players if not in love then at least in very graphic lust.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This creates a jarring effect as the significance of her busy endeavours is sublimated by the perverted impulse to judge her physical form.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
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Udo Kier is the perverted master of ceremonies in this three-ring circus of deviancy from director Paul Morrissey, which takes Frankenstein’s romantic necrophilia and distills it to its glistening, taboo essence.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And with facial recognition capabilities on the horizon, there’s a compelling argument to be made for less-than-passive resistance to the sleazy new devices.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
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Among the other supporting roles, the most challenging to cast, the team agrees, was that of Euclides, the sleazy police chief.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Skanky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skanky. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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