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Definition of skanker in US English:

skanker

noun

Caribbean

  • 1A deceitful, untrustworthy person; a swindler, a cheat.

  • 2A person who performs a freestyle dance to reggae music.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Weekly Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica). From skank + -er.

Pronunciation

skanker

/ˈskaŋkə/