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janky

English

Etymology

From junky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??æ?.ki/

Adjective

janky (comparative jankier, superlative jankiest)

  1. (slang) Of poor quality.
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  2. (slang) Strange, odd.
  3. (computing, colloquial) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.

Related terms

  • jank

See also

  • clanky

References

  • OED 2004
  • Dalzell and Victor, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, ?ISBN, p. 1252; earliest usage 1999.
  • Double-Tongued Dictionary

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jansky

English

Etymology

Named after radio astronomer Karl Guthe Jansky.

Noun

jansky (plural janskys or janskies)

  1. A non-SI unit (symbol Jy) measuring electromagnetic flux density equal to 10-26 watts per square meter per hertz.

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