manky

manky
Adj. 1. Scruffy, dirty, distasteful, disgusting.
2. Poorly, unwell. E.g."I'm not coming into work, I feel a bit manky."

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Manky — is the sludgy fourth song on the Melvins 1999 full length The Maggot. The song, written by Buzz Osborne, is 7 and a half minutes long and spans tracks 7 and 8 on the CD version. It is notable for its noisy overdubbed drum solo at the end.A live… …   Wikipedia

  • manky — ► ADJECTIVE (mankier, mankiest) Brit. informal 1) inferior; worthless. 2) grimy; dirty. ORIGIN probably from obsolete mank mutilated, defective …   English terms dictionary

  • manky — UK [ˈmæŋkɪ] / US adjective Word forms manky : adjective manky comparative mankier superlative mankiest British informal dirty and unpleasant to look at …   English dictionary

  • manky — adjective Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting. He dont 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, theyre all... manky …   Wiktionary

  • manky — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland (a) filthy dirty II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Clatty, boggin. Away ye go an wash ya manky bastart III Irish Slang very dirty IV Glesga Glossary Dirty V Hartlepool Slang …   English dialects glossary

  • manky — man|ky [ˈmæŋki] adj BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; : Scottish English; Origin: mank damaged , from Old French manc wounded ] looking dirty and unattractive = ↑mangy ▪ a manky old sweater …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • manky — adjective BrE informal looking dirty and unattractive: a manky old sweater …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • manky — /ˈmæŋki/ (say mangkee) adjective Colloquial 1. disgusting; offensive: a manky smell under the sink. 2. British worn out from use. {Scottish mank mutilated, defective, from Middle English mank, from Late Latin mancāre to mutilate} …  

  • Manky (video game) — Manky Developer(s) Peter Vaas Platform(s) C64 Release date(s) 2009 Genre(s) …   Wikipedia

  • manky — dirty, disgusting, can relate to people …   Dictionary of american slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”