Manky
//ˈmæŋki// adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
""He don't want those," his father said, holding a bag of apples at the end of an outstretched arm as if they were a danger to his health, "they're all... manky.""
- 2 Being or having bad weather. slang
"On that occasion, we left Punta Arenas blue-eyed shags beat their way across the icy waves; when you glimpse at close quarters as I did one manky morning in the Lemaire Channel the blurred shape of a humpback whale […]"
Adjective
- 1 inferior and worthless wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples""He don't want those," his father said, holding a bag of apples at the end of an outstretched arm as if they were a danger to his health, "they're all... manky.""
Etymology
From mank + -y.
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