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So what does skank dancing actually involve? --Nick Douglas 02:41, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think it means the same thing as the US version in the UK. It does in Ireland anyway.--Richy 17:55, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

agreed, have changed the article accordingly. └ UkPaolo/TALK┐ 13:42, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Definition of skank

I always thought a skank are typically shallow women, who are typically obsessed with celebrity lifestyle and emulating it and is also obsessed with material goods and dating men with well paid jobs purely for material gain (i.e. footballers) and shun those who dosen't. Also if they don't find themselves a rich man, they would take up lapdancing to fund their lifestyles. If that isn't then what is the definition of that description.

And I always thought skank referred to a woman younger than middle age who is easily sexually available and who might be somewhat sexually attractive but for an instinct on the part of the discriminating male. An instinctive belief that something about her repels from a coochie cootie hygiene point of view. Not that you know if she is carrying something unwholesome, but that her past sexual history, or her demeanor indicating that she is not sexually discriminating herself, might mean that you'll develop red bumps on your penis if you sleep with her. Shall we submit my laborious definition for consideration by the OED? What have we here? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skank Seminumerical 09:32, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

I thought skank was synonymous with 'Slut'


I thought skank was a slang term for heroin. So, to call a person a skank is to say that they exhibit the appearance and behavior (like bad personal hygiene) of a heroin addict. Also: someone who will do practically anything to get what they want. For example: a guy who will lie, cheat, steal, stab his friends in the back (like a heroin addict) to get the girls.

This would explain the reference to skank in "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders (whose original bass player died of a heroin overdose after being kicked out of the band).

[edit] Removed commentary from article

I removed the text in bold:

  • More recently in the UK has been used as a slang verb to pull ones trousers down - to skank someone WHATEV - Rachel Kirkensmall

Questioning that assertion is certainly legitimate, but should be done on the Talk page. Moreover, a more specific objection would have better chance of generating fruitful discussion. - PhilipR 01:11, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Offensive concepts should [must] be studied.

very keep!!

hopiakuta 08:36, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

    • Straw man argument. Offensiveness isn't the issue. Whether there is enough potential material on this subject to make an actual article is the issue. Robert A.West (Talk) 22:08, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction

The article gives two origins for the term, both of which cannot be the true origin. I cleaned up the expression of both, but do not know which (if either) is correct, so I added {{fact}} tags and a {{contradict}} tag to the beginning of the article.

  1. A bad smell or filthy surface.
  2. Menstruation.

Yes, one is given as the origin for the noun and the other for the present participle of the verb, but that is nonsense -- words don't evolve that way. Robert A.West (Talk) 12:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

i dont know if im adding to this talk section in the right way (i dont know if i should add or edit) but this needs to go. it's not cited and doesn't really make any sense since the two aren't really related. if either of these gets solved (basically supporting the claim through logic or through citation) it will be somewhat reasonable, but i say it gets deleted. 68.117.24.69 21:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC) ^^ oops, wasn't logged in. that was me. -Indalcecio 21:51, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction

A form of dance drawn specifically from ska music.

The present tense verb is skanking. Used in a sentence...I skanked all night long.

Original definition must be omited.

[edit] Skank (disambiguation)

Why have a Skank (disambiguation) page if this one has listings for two different terms? Why not list the rest of the on the page also?

[edit] Eh...

I can't say that I'm a big fan of the definiton provided by this article. The article states that "slut" refers to sexual promiscuity only, while "skank" encompasses sexual promiscuity AND poor taste, degrading behavior, etc.

It would follow from this logic that women would be more offended at being called a "skank" than a "slut." Someone should do a field study in which they call half of the women "skanks" and half of the women "sluts." See what gets a more visceral reaction.

I was always led to believe that "slut" refers to sexual promiscuity , and "skank" refers to poor taste, lower-class behavior, etc., WITHOUT the requirement of sexual promiscuity. That is, you can be a skank, but not be a slut. The definition provided by this article does not allow for this distinction.

[edit] Skank is always refers to women

The term skank refers to a certain type of female always. So why is there some politically correct troll that constantly changes this (e.g. "...a person usually female...") on the entry?

[edit] Skank = stealing or ripping off

Where I come from, London, the verb "to skank" means to rip someone off, short change them or steal from them, as in "I got skanked" or "he tried to skank me". The word "skanky" means dirty or disgusting and can refer to either a man, a woman or a place/thing. as in "his skanky flat" or "that skanky bitch". So, as you can imagined, I was extremely surprised and actually quite confused when I read this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.146.107.76 (talk) 20:29, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Definitely - skanking was short-changing someone especially with drugs (something like "This coke is cut - he's been skanking me off"). That it refers to sexual promiscuity rather than just dirtiness or cheapness is a load of bullshit IMO. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.84.15.237 (talk) 21:48, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

The sexual definition is the prevalent American English usage. Somebody said in my hearing tonight in Philadelphia (where, to my amazement, I find myself) that "the girls at this bar aren't nearly skanky enough". Darkspots (talk) 03:56, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] frog multi purpose colon: myth, or parasite?

So can anyone verify in the affirmative or discredit to a significant degree the information that I have been confidently passing on to whoever will listen for the past few years that: "Skank" derives from the biological term for the anus of a frog, which incidentally is a multi-use orifice that's also the frog's vagina (oh those frogs, so efficient with their orifi). So it's gross, and to call a slutty girl a frog ass-vagina is mean and kind of nerdy because you derive extra pleasure from believing that in old English or scientist-talk what you just said signifies a funny twist on the way our organs are arranged and it serves the purpose of bitter invective very well!

So it turns out this wasn't true according to the interwebz. O noz. Can anyone confirm or deny that their may be any shred of truth to the "Frog Ass" theory of Skank etymology.

edit: my special purpuse!

[edit] Skanking

When typing in "Skanking" it should redirect to the page about the dance, not to this page JanderVK (talk) 07:25, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Seconded, with utmost strenuousness. This link is ridiculous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.212.195.126 (talk) 23:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)