Janky

A conjunctive form of both skanky and junky, thus denoting something both gross and in poor condition.

My friend, Larry, lives in a real shit-hole. There's dirty socks on the couch and it smells of bong-water. Man, that place is janky!

by Clinto-beans July 13, 2006

janky

an undesireable item that has both bad taste in style and quality.

That old shoe is janky.

by Lee Chun May 25, 2003

janky

Of questionable strength or worth; ramshackle or rigged in an unprofessional manner; ludicrously cheap or ill-suited to a given purpose; laughable; e.g. George W. Bush. Origin: Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, Reno, NV, USA circa 1996 (earliest known)

That lifeboat is janky! Look at the duct tape job.

by Master Bacon October 3, 2008

Janky

An adjective describing an object or location that is of poor quality or broken down. While expressing negative characteristics, janky is often used as a term of endearment for objects past their prime but still appreciated.

My '92 civic has terrible mileage, manual windows, and a broken stereo but I'd never get rid of it. I love that janky car.

You hungry? I know this janky Chinese restaurant downtown. Probably violates ten health codes but the chow mein is amazing.

by JWoCA November 13, 2010

Janky

Undesirable; less-than optimum.

Your mother cooks janky collard greens.

by Boomer December 9, 1999

Janky

A janky function is a function f where \alpha_f, the Hölder exponent of f, approaches 0. A function g is said to be jankier than f \alpha_f < \alpha_f.

It's going to be tough to learn that function because it is so janky!

by Lindelöf99 October 26, 2018

Janky

Something that's real messed up, doesn't look right, smell right, or just isn't right at all.

"Man, I walked over to the park yesterday and them playgrounds are too messed up, man. Sh*ts janky."

by Dance'n'chief November 22, 2018