Meaning & use
Shanked
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Stabbed someone with a makeshift knife, especially in prison slang; also, mishit a golf shot so that it flies off at an angle.
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In the movie, the informant gets shanked in the prison yard.
He shanked his tee shot straight into the trees.
A note on using this word
The prison slang sense comes from 'shank,' a homemade blade, while the golf sense describes a shot struck off the club's hosel.
Words with a similar meaning
stabbedmishit
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