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Crank Walk

When the crankshaft of a car has excessive lateral play.
An eclipse is not exactly like a Ferrari, for a Ferrari has no crank walk.
by mr.maps August 10, 2009
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Crank Walk

The act of walking when one gets an unexpected chubby in a public place, such as at work, church, retirement home, Chuck E Cheese, or any other establishment where having a stiffy is innappropriate, to relieve a passion in the pants.
Bob: Hey Carl, how are you doing this morning?
Carl: Bob, don't talk to me while you have morning weiner... nobody appreciates the crank walk.
by taintmonster January 1, 2012
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Crank Walk

The bipedal motion of Methamphetamine users characterized by twitching and fidgeting as if the person is trying to brush imaginary bugs off of his/her skin.
You can tell homey is smoking meth by his crank walk.
by CSI Sharkticon July 13, 2009
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Crack Walk

The over-anxious, speedy walk of a crack head who is overjoyed with the crack they have just purchased and is trying to rush to the smoke spot before they get caught by the cops or another crack head attempts to steal their rock.

Often looks like a small child who is in a hurry to get to the bathroom accompanied by the tight clenching of one hand, which is commonly where the crack they purchased.
The "J" was doing the crack walk in the street when "12" grabbed him.
by w1kked May 7, 2010
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crankwalk

Movement of the crank out of stock specifications. All cranks have L to R movement, to some extent, but an excessive lateral crank movement has bad reprocussions, such as hitting/grinding/destroying the crank sensor. A "walking" crank necessitates an engine rebuild.

Any car can crankwalk, but Mitsubishi Eclipses, Plymouth Lasers, and Eagle Talons with a 7-bolt motor are notorious for this problem. No recall was ever released as the problem was said to be isolated to a bad batch of cranks, which represented a fraction of the produced cars. Various theories of why crankwalk occurs and what years are most suseptible exist, but none are proven. General consenus is poor oil flow is one cause, and later model years seem to suffer less.

Contrary to popular opinion, any car can crankwalk; Manual, auto, import, domestic, turbo, manual, racecar, beater. All have walked, and all have a chance of walking.
My dsm crankwalked on me, but thankfully my dsm has broken down often enough to make me a real mechanic.
by Awdhooptie April 10, 2005
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crackwalk

Verb which defines the kind of walking style adopted by crack addicts on a mission to get more crack. Typically eyes down, shoulders up, hunched over, listing to the side and small, fast steps.
Can't stop and chat mate, I'm running late, gotta get my crackwalk on.
by Stu & Sez May 7, 2007
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Crankwalk

Something that DSM drivers get when they become too cocky and decide to race a actuall import, like a honda or VW. It is a out of spec moving of the crankshaft (perticaully in 7-bolt 4G63s)side to side and WILL destroy your engine
Yo dogg, meh clips got some crankwalk and that teg owned meh
by Sideout December 10, 2003
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