The state of being janky. Used to describe an amount or a level within that state -- studied by a jankologist.
-House guest surveying the couch he or she will be sleeping on-
"What is this jankiness?"
-Surveying the theme park that I just paid $50 to get into-
"This is an incredibly high level of jankiness."
Poorly constructed or put together, and does not seem like it should function at all, although it may perform beyond expectations.
That entire computer system is janky
Sorry assed, broke down, or tore up. Shady, or hella foul.
Originally heard when I lived in the East Bay area from the rapper Chunk. Also see janked out.
Janky hoes don't get chose. Any liquor store that don't sell the Super Socko & Gin is janky as all fuck. This nucka's hizzy is janked out like a crankhouse.
A name for a girl from India.
Person 1: Who is that? What's her name?
Person 2: Her name's Janki.
Something that is defective, sub-par, sketchy or questionable.
Uhle is janky ever since he decided to skip work in order to go camping.
I would never go camping with Uhle as he is super janky in the way he always wants to share a tent and sleeping bag with someone.
A conjunctive form of both skanky and junky, thus denoting something both gross and in poor condition.
My friend, Larry, lives in a real shit-hole. There's dirty socks on the couch and it smells of bong-water. Man, that place is janky!
When something messed up, wrong, stupid (can refer to someone or something)
That shit is jankie
Stop bein jankie steve