skank

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  1. noun A rhythmic dance performed to reggae or ska music, characterized by bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands.
  2. noun Disgusting or vulgar matter; filth.
  3. noun One who is disgustingly foul or filthy and often considered sexually promiscuous. Used especially of a woman or girl.
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  • 'The Brotherhood will have the run of the fortress.' —  Waylander
  • We know the skank is a skank. —  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
  • It was fucking skank-sheet Armageddon -- —  American Tabloid
  • Boozer skank, hophead skunk, homo skank. —  American Tabloid
  • Lezbo skank, nympho skunk, miscegenation skank. —  American Tabloid
 

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