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  1. n. jargon, computing, rare Problematic blocking of a software application's user interface due to slow operations.

Etymologies

  1. Ostensibly back-formation from janky ("shoddy, poor quality"). (Wiktionary)

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  • Rjanag An item that is of poor quality, dilapidated, broken, etc. Also used to describe a situation, location, or activity that is useless, crappy, of suspect quality, etc.

    "You're going to some bar? That place is so jank!"
    "My computer is so jank, it freezes up all the time."
    "The professors has no idea what he's talking about. That class is so jank." Jun 27, 2009

  • sionnach It goes without saying that I take huge umbrage at all the ridonkulous comments on this page. They're like, so totally jank.

    *Packs umbrage neatly into umbrage-receptacle and exits foxily* Feb 25, 2009

  • sionnach The lank, rank, skank stank dankly on the pla-ank.

    ... by George she's got it, I think she's got it .... Jan 17, 2009

  • whichbe I'm offended by my own thankfulness of silence. Jan 17, 2009

  • dontcry Umbrage, umbrage, umbrage.

    There. I've given some back since reesetee took it all.

    Don't mention it. It goes without saying that you are thanking me. Jan 17, 2009

  • bilby I'm glad skank made it to this page. Jan 16, 2009

  • chained_bear What the heck could be wrong with gangplank? It is not the least bit jank.

    Reesetee, dammit, I asked you not to hog all the umbrage! I'm taking umbrage that you took it all! *pouts* Jan 16, 2009

  • reesetee You can't. I already took all of it. Jan 16, 2009

  • sionnach Oh, now you're just being silly.
    I take umbrage. Jan 16, 2009

  • reesetee And doink. That's a good one too. Jan 16, 2009

  • hernesheir I especially like boink. I love to say it. I love to hear it. Boink, boink, boink! Jan 16, 2009

  • reesetee Oh, but there are these fabulous -nk words:

    pink
    plink
    pronk
    think
    bobolink
    bonk
    cufflink
    distlefink
    wink
    redshank

    Besides, I like fink and mountebank. :-) Jan 16, 2009

  • hernesheir Perhaps its the -nk. To wit:
    junk
    stunk
    funk
    drunk
    clunk
    fink
    stink
    Jan 16, 2009

  • sionnach rank
    crank
    dank
    clank
    mank
    stank
    prank
    gank
    hank
    lank
    jank
    blank
    brank
    tank
    sank
    shank
    pickthank
    scrimshank
    mountebank
    gangplank
    slank
    spank
    swank
    skank
    wank
    yank

    "So many nasty words end in 'ank'. Clearly, there must be some natural association between that sound and ugliness."

    Discuss. Jan 16, 2009

  • chained_bear This page is so jank. In fact it's jank with umbrage.

    *washes hands* Jan 16, 2009

  • reesetee I take umbrage at everyone's umbrage-taking.

    *stuffs umbrage into an eco-smart cloth bag*

    Dontcry: I find "retarded" just as offensive, but the "gay" part screamed at me first. Jan 16, 2009

  • chained_bear Sionnach, I take massive umbrage at that. Jan 16, 2009

  • sionnach Effendi! What a transparent effort to launch a marathon of phony umbrage taking, whichbe! Jan 16, 2009

  • whichbe I'm offended by my offendedness and my lack of offendedness, all of your individual offendednesses and lack of offendednesses, and also all of your collective offendednesses and the lack of offendednesses. Jan 16, 2009

  • Prolagus It goes without saying that I'm not offended. Jan 16, 2009

  • sionnach dontcry: I was going to make a comment objecting, but got distracted.
    Prolagus: I think what you wanted to say is better expressed by "It goes without saying that I agree with you". Although "there's no need to say that I agree with you" technically means the same, it sounds unidiomatic somehow.

    (Trying to pin down why this is the case, the best I can come up with is "It goes without saying that ..." is neutral while "there's no need to ...." often has an element of reproach and refers to something one's interlocutor has just said or done, e.g. "there's no need to be snide" or "there's no need to get so high-and-mighty". I dunno. Maybe I'm being overly picky. It goes without saying that I wouldn't want to offend you .... :-) ) Jan 16, 2009

  • dontcry I find it interesting that nobody took umbrage to the use of "retarded." Jan 16, 2009

  • Prolagus Well, there's no need to say that I agree with you. Jan 16, 2009

  • chained_bear Yeah. Using gay pejoratively is completely jank. Jan 15, 2009

  • reesetee Doesn't matter. To me, it's still offensive. Jan 15, 2009

  • Prolagus I guess it's gay in the usual UD slang. Jan 15, 2009

  • reesetee Excuse me--gay? Have a little sensitivity, pal. Jan 15, 2009

  • kbbwordie Stupid; gay; retarded; anything that is the opposite of cool. Jan 15, 2009

  • aujourdui wierd. maybe i'll randomly start saying it. Apr 19, 2008

  • skipvia A word my son uses to describe things that are worthless. From the Urban Dictionary: "broken; unnecessarily redundant, superfluous, or meaningless; stupid or ridiculously moronic; bootleg or of questionable quality."

    Typical usage: "My teacher made us read the whole chapter. It was so jank." Feb 19, 2008

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