Skank is slang and a pejorative term used in English to describe a certain type of female.
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Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank October 5 2006 The term "skank" differs from that of "slut" in that whereas the latter implies only sexual promiscuity; the former also implies poor taste, personally degrading behaviour and low socioeconomic class. Also used as slang for lower class female that is dirty or not presenting herself well. Other skank behaviors can include being obsessed with celebrity lifestyle and emulating it.Originally denoting a bad smell or a filthy surface
Skank at Dictionary.com: any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant (syn: filth)., "skank" has come to refer to someone who is physically repugnant for their filth, and figuratively applied to someone who is morally or socially repugnant for their behavior and demeanor, most often sexual conduct.
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