Meaning & use
Skanking
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Dancing to ska, reggae, or punk music with jerky, exaggerated movements of the arms and legs.
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The crowd was skanking wildly to the ska band's set.
He taught his friends how to go skanking at their first reggae show.
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Originated in 1960s Jamaican dancehall culture alongside the rise of ska music.
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