skank behavior
- noun
- /skæŋk bɪˈheɪvjər/
- Slur
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conducta inmoral
- The manager warned employees that skank behavior would not be tolerated in the workplace.
Examples
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Rumors about her skank behavior spread quickly through the small town.
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He wanted to distance himself from the skank behavior he saw at the party.
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Her skank behavior at the party shocked everyone.
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Many people criticized his skank behaviors online.
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He wanted to distance himself from the skank behavior he saw at the party.
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The manager warned employees that skank behavior would not be tolerated in the workplace.
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Rumors about her skank behavior spread quickly through the small town.
Synonyms
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9.9
A messy, dirty way of living that shows little care
Acting in a sexual way that people think is improper
Antonyms
How Disreputable
- Formal
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8.8
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- Slur
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: combining 'skank' (a pejorative for immoral/sexually provocative person) with 'behavior' yields 'disreputable or sexually provocative behavior.' This follows normal word-combination patterns (even if 'skanky behavior' is more idiomatic), so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Skank behavior may come from the slang skank, a word used for someone who seemed dirty or smelly, so you can picture a person acting shabby and rude. That's why skank behavior now means 'shameful' or 'sexual' actions people see as low.