skank

• Nom ayant deux sens distincts : il peut désigner toute substance considérée comme dégoûtamment sale ou désagréable, ou décrire une danse rythmée sur de la musique reggae, exécutée en se penchant en avant avec les bras tendus et en fléchissant les genoux.

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.

   Substance dégoûtante

   • 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.

   Synonymescrudfilthgoopgrimegunkmuckoozeslimesludge

2. Reggae danceB2informal

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

   Skank (danse reggae)

   • 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.

• Verbe désignant une danse ou un mouvement énergique et rythmé, souvent associé à la musique ska ou reggae.

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.

   Danser le skank

   • 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.