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skanking, n. (and a.)|ˈskæŋkɪŋ|
[f. skank of unknown origin + -ing1.]
A style of West Indian dancing to reggae music, in which the body bends forward at the waist, and the knees are raised and the hands claw the air in time to the beat; dancing in this style. Also as adj., of music suitable for skanking.
1976New Musical Express 31 July 29/3 One of the best instrumental sequences is the prelude to her ‘Wild Bird’—the bit before the skanking starts. 1981Westindian World 11 Sept. 4/5 The last track on side one is ‘Pocket Money’, an excellent Skanking tune. 1982Spectator 13 Feb. 14/2 One young man, dreadlocks poking from his hat, danced across the floor in the style known as ‘skanking’. 1984Sounds 1 Dec. 16/6 Songs like the skanking ‘Stop, Look 'N' Listen’ and the crunching ‘Army Song’ show a lot more thought and ideas than earlier offerings from them.
Also skank = skanking; music for this.
1974[see dub n.7 1]. 1985Sounds 27 July 14/4 UB40 turn out a creamy swank of a skank here, but one's bound to ask, what for? |