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mank.

To mutilate.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmæŋk/[ˈmæŋk]/ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/Canada, US[ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/Canada, US
  1. To mutilate.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English manken, from Old English *mancian, bemancian (“to maim, mutilate”), of obscure origin. Cognate with Middle Low German mank (“lame, defective”), Dutch mank (“lame, defective”), and Middle High German manc (“lack, defect”). Perhaps from Latin mancus (“maimed, crippled, frail, incomplete”), from Proto-Indo-European *mank-, *menk- (“maimed, mutilation, torment”).

adj/ˈmæŋk/[ˈmæŋk]/ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/Canada, US[ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/Canada, US
  1. Disgusting, repulsive.

    UK · not-comparable · slang
    When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank.
  2. Synonym of manky (“being or having bad weather”).

    not-comparable · slang
Where this word comes from

Via Polari, from Italian mancare (“to be lacking”), from Latin mancus (“maimed”). See above.

noun/ˈmæŋk/[ˈmæŋk]/ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/Canada, US[ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/Canada, US
  1. Something that is disgusting or manky.

    UK · slang · uncountable
    The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.
Where this word comes from

Via Polari, from Italian mancare (“to be lacking”), from Latin mancus (“maimed”). See above.

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