skank

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Reggae is based on a rhythm style characterized by regular chops on the off-beat, known as the 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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  • She had made Carolyn feel like an evil skank, and Carolyn hadn't liked it. —  Lunatics
  • As long as you can be with the most beautiful woman in the world and still look at some skank, there's a reason to live. —  Sock
  • She tells Annie that she and Roger were meant for each other but Annie thinks the skank, meaning Esther, took her man. —  Blogger News Network
  • Plus, "OK" might be the greatest ever response to being called a skank. —  Premiere's Movie News and Views
  • That filthy gutter skank is a racist, and there is absolutely no amount of spin that will change that. —  Wonkette » top
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