scruff vs skank

scruff

noun
  • Someone with an untidy appearance. 

  • The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck. 

  • The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals. 

  • Stubble, facial hair (on males). 

verb
  • To lift or carry by the scruff. 

skank

noun
  • A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity. 

  • The act of cheating a person. 

  • A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music. 

  • Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant. 

  • A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk. 

adj
  • Lewd, vulgar, skanky. 

verb
  • To play guitar with a skank rhythm. 

  • To cheat, especially a friend. 

  • To be dishonest or unreliable, to defraud or deceive, to steal. 

  • To dance the skank. 

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