What is skank or skanky?

[James]

ITs a boring sunday afternoon so I thought I would introduce a not very serious topic y'all could chime in on.

What do you consider a skank? Or acting skanky? What does that mean?

I know i have been out at a club with some girl-pals and after a few drinks I'm like, "ooooh look at that girl" And a lot of time the girls I am with will reply, oh she is a skank or acts skanky.

What is that? Is it a look, if so what does it look like?

Is it the way she acts? If so how is that?

Feel free to provide illustrations.

[AlethiaSi]

first of all- james your a moron

2nd of all- acting skanky has to do with being all up on a guy- acting slutty- dancing with her cooter all hanging out.... or when you notice throughout the night the same girl trying to get on all these different guys...

like for instance when i was bartending one night in london- this really pretty girl i literally saw make out with like 5 guys all within like 2 hours- and the guys would buy her drinks- and they'd turn around and she'd be up on some other guy...

now... granted- she was totally obliterated- so you gotta forgive her for that one- we've all been there one time or another- but she was still acting skanky- maybe just not a skank....

is that provocative enough for you james? lol

[Sistermadly]

Skanky: A woman who is confident enough in her sexuality to go after what she wants, wear what she wants, acts the way she wants, without worrying what the frack anyone else thinks about her, as viewed through the eyes of women who wish they could be so bold.

[James]

LOL. Good answer.

Another GC'er who will remain nameless sent me an Im and said:

Skanks = freshmen girls.

Originally posted by Sistermadly
Skanky: A woman who is confident enough in her sexuality to go after what she wants, wear what she wants, acts the way she wants, without worrying what the frack anyone else thinks about her, as viewed through the eyes of women who wish they could be so bold.

[krystle]

OKay James. Haha. Now I feel the need to clarify my nameless statement.

Not all freshman girls, because there are a few cool ones.
The skanky ones (in my mind atleast) are the ones who wear short skirts and tank tops in the middle of October (mind you we live in Massachusetts), sit with their legs wide open leaning on a boy in the middle of the kitchen, makeout with practically everyboy in the house, walking in like they own the freaking place, and thinking that all the boys are their best friends when in reality...THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE GUYS FIRST/REAL NAMES.

Gah, so maybe its not skanky--it just pisses me off.

[Sister Havana]

Two words: Paris Hilton.

[kddani]

Christina Aguilera circa "Dirrty"...... to me, that's the picture in the dictionary when you look up the word "skanky"

BTW, according to dictionary.com the def. of skank is:
1) A rhythmic dance performed to reggae or ska music, characterized by bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands.
2) Disgusting or vulgar matter; filth.
3) One who is digustingly foul or filthy and often considered sexually promiscuous. Used especially of a woman or girl.

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by krystle
OKay James. Haha. Now I feel the need to clarify my nameless statement.

Not all freshman girls, because there are a few cool ones.
The skanky ones (in my mind atleast) are the ones who wear short skirts and tank tops in the middle of October (mind you we live in Massachusetts), sit with their legs wide open leaning on a boy in the middle of the kitchen, makeout with practically everyboy in the house, walking in like they own the freaking place, and thinking that all the boys are their best friends when in reality...THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE GUYS FIRST/REAL NAMES.

Gah, so maybe its not skanky--it just pisses me off.

what a HATER!

Skanks are my prime resource of getting some so I will never hate on a skank unless she gives me a disease.

besides, we have all been there before you hypocrites!

[valkyrie]

Originally posted by Sistermadly
Skanky: A woman who is confident enough in her sexuality to go after what she wants, wear what she wants, acts the way she wants, without worrying what the frack anyone else thinks about her, as viewed through the eyes of women who wish they could be so bold.

This deserves to be quoted and passed on for generations. Well said, girl!

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by AlethiaSi
2nd of all- acting skanky has to do with being all up on a guy- acting slutty...

Is it bad that I kinda like that?

[AchtungBaby80]

In the town I grew up in, being skanky was not the same as being slutty. You could be skanky and slutty, of course, but there's a difference: Skanks are the "trashy" people who don't smell good, don't brush their hair, look like they've been wearing the same jeans every day for a month. Sluts, on the other hand, are people who act, or sometimes just look, promiscuous. Now, skanks are usually from "the wrong side of town," and are generally not held to the same standards as other people concerning behavior and manners, because it is assumed that they don't know any better. They're the ones you see at Wal-Mart with no shoes on. Like, I said, you could be a skank and a slut at the same time, but the sluts tended to be from better-off families. Wow...I just realized how backwards my town probably looks from that description, but it's true.

[UKDaisy]

Originally posted by AchtungBaby80
In the town I grew up in, being skanky was not the same as being slutty. You could be skanky and slutty, of course, but there's a difference: Skanks are the "trashy" people who don't smell good, don't brush their hair, look like they've been wearing the same jeans every day for a month. Sluts, on the other hand, are people who act, or sometimes just look, promiscuous. Now, skanks are usually from "the wrong side of town," and are generally not held to the same standards as other people concerning behavior and manners, because it is assumed that they don't know any better. They're the ones you see at Wal-Mart with no shoes on. Like, I said, you could be a skank and a slut at the same time, but the sluts tended to be from better-off families. Wow...I just realized how backwards my town probably looks from that description, but it's true.

I agree. Sluts are the better off of the two. Isn't that sad?

I always think of the Pat Benetar video "We are strong" or whoever that is singing that. THink of that and not having bathed - that's skanky.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by UKDaisy
I agree. Sluts are the better off of the two. Isn't that sad?

I always think of the Pat Benetar video "We are strong" or whoever that is singing that. THink of that and not having bathed - that's skanky.

Do you mean "Love is a Battlefield" where all the chicks start dancing? That video is old school skank.

Actually, I have no idea how to define skanky. I'll use SisterMadly's definition.

[UKDaisy]

Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
Do you mean "Love is a Battlefield" where all the chicks start dancing? That video is old school skank.

Actually, I have no idea how to define skanky. I'll use SisterMadly's definition.

YES!!!! "Love is a Battlefield" = total skank


Thank you so much!!!

[hottytoddy]

One thing that I think is skanky (I saw this today) is when fat people wear shirts that show their bellies, or wear short skirts.

Gross.