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janky.

Of poor quality.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/[ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kʰɪi̯]/ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.ki/Canada, US[ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.kʰɪi̯] ~ /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ŋ.ki/Canada, US
  1. Of poor quality.

    informal · slang
    It's barely holding together, it's so janky.
  2. Strange, odd.

    slang
  3. Untrustworthy, disreputable.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From junky.

adj/ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/[ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kʰɪi̯]/ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.ki/Canada, US[ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.kʰɪi̯] ~ /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ŋ.ki/Canada, US
  1. Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.

    colloquial
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