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Synonyms for skank

any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

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

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The fiscal depute continued: "He was placed in a marked van and continued to shout and swear at officers, calling them a 'p*** b***' and a "wee skank'.
But the defendant continued shouting abuse, calling her a 'redheaded skank', and then spat towards her, hitting her on the arm and the chest."
The bongo-driven music of funky, which is house at its heart, is made for London club nights, far too sexy for the skank of old.
The 45-year-old, real name Norman Cook, kept revellers captivated with a pounding mix of electro music, sprinkled with snippets of his many hits u including Praise You and The Rockafeller Skank.Aa
Bud Live events are all about bringing live music to Bahrain and the latest showing from Budweiser, Gap and JUMP Media, follows the sell-out date at the Rock Bottom Cafoy in June featuring De La Soul, Birmingham ska band, The Beat, up-and-comers Mama's Gun and Skank Sinatra.
The fact that my ex is shagging some skank is winding me up no end.
When life kicks her in the face, she embraces the Skank culture and records her experiences taking to it like fly to ...
My best friend says I should chill and not act like a skank.
Cook's signature style is characterized by both the creative use of weirdly cut-up vocal samples (his biggest hit, "Rockafeller Skank," is recognized worldwide by its hook, which consists of a spoken-word sample edited to say "Right about now, the funk soul brother/Check it out now, the funk soul brother") and unexpected changes in texture and rhythm that make it utterly impossible to sit still while listening.
Praise You and Rockafeller Skank have been played into oblivion on television and radio, leaving some dubious tracks from later on in his career.
Dis - show disrespect or disdain forG, Homey, Bro - fellow gang member Zones - gang-controlled areas Gat, piece - gun Skank - to renege on a deal Head top - to shoot someone in the headFour-fifths, 28 or 99 - Slang terms for different calibre guns Food - firearms ammunition Yard - a base or the term used for Jamaica Science - Voodoo and black magic Sick - very good Jack - to hold someone up Tax - to take money with menaces Bare - lots of (eg ``There was bare guns in there'') Big man - main man, leader Rollin - living the gangster lifestyle
Capone had five Grammy nominations, including producer of the year; two for record of the year (Maria Rita's "A Festa" and Skank's "Dois Rios"); album of the year; and best engineered album for Rita's eponymous CD.
He also called the school principal a "skank" and "tramp" while alleging that she had an affair with another principal, whom she later married.
On any given day, in any of the nation's junior or senior highs, teens brand each other with labels such as freak, geek, skank, prep, jock, loser, and other snapshot judgments that can affect a kid's success inside and outside the classroom.