skank

• Substantiv mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: etwas äußerst Schmutziges oder Widerwärtiges bzw. eine verachtenswerte Person; außerdem ein rhythmischer Tanz zur Reggae-Musik, bei dem man sich nach vorn neigt, die Arme nach vorn ausstreckt und die Knie beugt.

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant, or it can describe a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees.

1. Disgusting substanceC1informal

   Any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant.

   Dreck

   • There was a layer of skank at the bottom of the old pond.
   • He wiped the skank off his boots after walking through the mud.
   • The kitchen sink was full of some kind of green skank.

   Synonymecrudfilthgoopgrimegunkmuckoozeslimesludge

2. Reggae danceB2informal

   A rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees.

   Skank

   • The crowd started to skank as the reggae band played.
   • She learned the skank from her Jamaican friends.
   • He showed off his skank moves at the music festival.

• Sich lebhaft und rhythmisch bewegen oder tanzen, oft zu Ska- oder Reggae-Musik, oder auf eine bestimmte, als ordinär geltende Weise tanzen.

A verb used to indicate the act of moving or dancing in a lively, rhythmic manner, often associated with ska or reggae music.

1. Dance the skankB2informal

   To dance in a style associated with ska, reggae, or punk music, characterized by a jerky, rhythmic movement.

   Skank tanzen

   • The crowd started to skank to the beat of the reggae band.
   • He learned how to skank at the punk rock concert.
   • They were skanking all night at the ska festival.