Definition of MANK

mank

Verb

  • To mutilate.

Adj

  • Disgusting, repulsive.
  • Synonym of manky (“being or having bad weather”).

Noun

  • Something that is disgusting or manky.

Examples

  • The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.
  • When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

manky, ming, minging

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