skank

/skæŋk/
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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.
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