by j-star January 18, 2005


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)
by Master Bacon October 3, 2008

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.
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

Undesirable; less-than optimum.
by Boomer December 9, 1999

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.
by Lindelöf99 October 26, 2018

"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
