were did the word skank come from?

Answer 1

From skunk.

Skank or skanky is a slang term, and is an adjective or noun referring to one who is undesirable as a result of unacceptable behavior. Most often this behavior relates to drug use, sexual practices, and/or personal hygiene and style. Originally associated with a bad smell and/or scummy or dirty surface, it has come to refer to someone who is either or both physically repugnant for their filth and morally or socially repugnant for their behavior and demeanor, most often sexually. Prostitutes are often associated with the term though in reference to a usually non-whoring person. It is pejorative. "Skanking" originally referred to menstruation, but today it is usually used to refer to a dance where the dancer jumps in a rhythm similar to skipping and swings one hand out to their side and then back in and across their body while kicking the opposite leg out- then doing the same with the other arm and leg and repeating.

Recent usage of the term in the United States has been to describe a particular kind of female behavior, characterized by wanton selfishness, repeated self-detrimental behavior, flirting and sexual promiscuity.

In the United Kingdom, the term has also been used to describe someone who is tight with their money. To be skanked or to skank someone is used as a verb to be ripped off or to rip someone off. Often a term expressed in relation to drugs.

Answer 2

probably the name of the first prosititute, Skank Mcskanky.

Answer 3

Was this a politician's middle name?

Answer 4

that is derived from skunk and rank to describe your local barfly bimbo's nether regions

Answer 5

It was created to describe my ex-husband's new wife.

Answer 6

skeevy + rank