different between janky vs tanky

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

English

Etymology

tank +? -y. The noun sense is from the fact that the assistant of the navigator of a ship was also in charge of the ship’s water tanks, and later its rations when refrigeration was introduced.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ta?ki/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tæ?ki/
• Rhymes: -æ?ki
• Homophone: tankie

Adjective

tanky (comparative tankier, superlative tankiest)

1. (gaming) Able to withstand much damage, having a lot of hit points (that is, like a tank).

Noun

tanky (plural tankies)

1. (nautical, slang) A sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship's hold, and thus responsible for the provision of rations and water.
2. Alternative form of tankie (“a soldier from a tank regiment; a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain”).
3. Alternative form of tank (“storage tank”) in Indian subcontinent variety of English; esp. "water tanky".

References

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ta?k?]

Noun

tanky

1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of tank