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Definition of manky adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manky

adjective
 
/ˈmæŋki/
 
/ˈmæŋki/
(British English, informal)
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  1. dirty and unpleasant
    Word Origin1950s: probably from obsolete mank ‘mutilated, defective’, from Old French manque, from Latin mancus ‘maimed’.
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