manky
part of speech
adjective (manky, mankier, mankiest)
meaning for a pupil
1) (UK, Ireland, slang) Dirty, smelly or disgusting: manky socks. tree →
2) (UK, slang) Of poor quality; broken or worn out. tree →
3) (UK, slang) Rotten or gone off, about food. tree →
sense in the lessons
Common in British and Irish children's talk: «That's manky!» means it is gross. Used about dirty clothes, mouldy food, a messy bedroom, or an old ball. It is casual, not rude. Phrases: manky old, that's manky.
examples
- Your football boots are manky; clean them! tree →
- Ew, that sandwich has gone manky. tree →
- Don't use that manky towel. tree →
- My trainers are so manky after the muddy walk. tree →
- The bathroom at the campsite was really manky. tree →
- He kept his manky old teddy for years. tree →
- This apple is manky inside. tree →
- Put your manky socks in the wash. tree →
note
Informal slang of the UK and Ireland; Americans would say «gross» or «nasty». Do not use in formal writing: say «dirty», «filthy», «rotten». Comparative: mankier, mankiest.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «manky» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.