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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Those include Mexico's Sinaloa cartel as well as the Cartel de los soles, or Cartel of the Suns, a term used to describe a loose network of corrupt, high-ranking military officers in neighboring Venezuela.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Elphaba stands up against the corrupt Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) while the frenemies evolve their relationship and sing a lot in an unexpectedly relevant fantasy flick about standing up for what’s right.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Chela’s hand is present in the overt manipulations with pen, paint, and ink on the negatives, which read like slutty rayographs after her interventions.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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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
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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Jesus is a zhlubby failson, Mary is a flirtatious blonde housewife, Joseph is the horny stepdad who stepped up, and Judas is a sleazy con man.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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This is a bonkers early film from the master of sleazy thrillers, Brian De Palma, and one of the few great movies proudly set on Staten Island.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Skanky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skanky. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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