skank
/skæŋk/
noun
- A style of dance associated with ska, reggae, and punk music, characterized by fast, jerky movements and often involving kicking or stepping to the beat.
- The dance floor filled with people doing the skank to the fast ska beat.
- Learning the skank is easy once you get the rhythm of the upbeat music.
- At the concert, fans did the skank in front of the stage as the band played.
Synonyms
verb
- To dance the skank, moving with quick, jerky steps to ska, reggae, or punk music.
- They skanked all night at the ska festival until their feet hurt.
- She loves to skank whenever she hears that upbeat trumpet riff.
- The crowd skanked together in a big circle during the chorus.