1. Of or relating to one who is digustingly foul or filthy and often considered sexually promiscuous, but often contradictorily portrayed in a decidedly more pious fashion.
Quite obviously, skanktimonious derives from the contraction of skank, that of more popular vernacular, not the rhythmic dance, and sanctimonious.
Someone, usually female, who not only wants to be the center of attention, but who specifically seeks highly visible opportunities to act self-righteous at the expense of others, in order to receive temporary affections from cohorts, so as to validate their own fragile sense of self-worth. Also known as S.A.W.
A group of Sanctimonious Attention Whores is called a "Squabble". A male courtier, or loud-mouthed defendent/apologist, of a Sanctimonious Attention Whore is called a "SAW John" or "Squawker".
Political pundit, Ann Coulter, is a sanctimonious attention whore. Media host, Bill O'Reilly, when he defends Ann Coulter, is a SAW-John.