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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Our institutions are failing us — either corrupt or underfunded, gutted and useless — and we’re absorbed with stories of characters that manage to save themselves, and on their own terms.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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That failure was on corrupt leadership.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The ladies move on to the spa, and Kiki debuts a gorgeous pink one-piece with a slutty little skirt over it.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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Halloween requires a slutty costume.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a searing rebuttal days before the British socialite was convicted for procuring victims for Epstein’s abuse in December 2021, Comey spoke to the perverted duo’s reasons for targeting teens from disadvantaged backgrounds.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
17 July 2025
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Jeff is a bit of a voyeur or peeping Tom, though not in a perverted way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 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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Park oozes with an old guy’s perception of what charm should be but comes off more like a slightly sleazy Mediterranean oligarch wearing too much shiny gold jewelry.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Sep. 2025
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To Robin Wright’s multimillionaire gallery owner Laura, her son’s new girlfriend is a sleazy opportunist, a gold digger who lies about her academic and professional credentials and goads Laura by going down on Daniel (Laurie Davidson) in Laura’s house with the door open.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Skanky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skanky. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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