The state of being janky. Used to describe an amount or a level within that state -- studied by a jankologist.
-House guest surveying the couch he or she will be sleeping on-
"What is this jankiness?"

-Surveying the theme park that I just paid $50 to get into-
"This is an incredibly high level of jankiness."

by DL Smith June 20, 2006
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Poorly constructed or put together, and does not seem like it should function at all, although it may perform beyond expectations.
That entire computer system is janky
by leaf November 12, 2003
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Sorry assed, broke down, or tore up. Shady, or hella foul.
Originally heard when I lived in the East Bay area from the rapper Chunk. Also see janked out.
Janky hoes don't get chose. Any liquor store that don't sell the Super Socko & Gin is janky as all fuck. This nucka's hizzy is janked out like a crankhouse.
by Smokehouse Brown December 30, 2005
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Person 1: Who is that? What's her name?
Person 2: Her name's Janki.
by Janki January 30, 2008
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Something that is defective, sub-par, sketchy or questionable.
Uhle is janky ever since he decided to skip work in order to go camping.

I would never go camping with Uhle as he is super janky in the way he always wants to share a tent and sleeping bag with someone.
by TSwift201410 September 19, 2013
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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
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When something messed up, wrong, stupid (can refer to someone or something)
That shit is jankie
Stop bein jankie steve
by K March 25, 2004
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