different between janky vs wanky

English

Etymology

From junky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??æ?.ki/

Adjective

janky (comparative jankier, superlative jankiest)

1. (slang) Of poor quality.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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

wank +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æ?ki

Adjective

wanky (comparative wankier, superlative wankiest)

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang, vulgar) Like a wanker; foolish or objectionable.
2. (Britain, slang, vulgar) Pretentious.
   • 1997 April, Jessica Hopper, L7: The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum, review, Spin, page 161,

     Donita Sparks?s patented “I'm still dead” vocals and wanky guitar often beg to be fast forwarded (“Drama” comes off like Helmet sans pretentious time signatures), but that?s your problem. L7 are perfectly happy to rock, dress like roadies, and fall off bar stools with glee-filled abandon.
3. (fandom slang) Involving or relating to fanwank.

Anagrams

• N'Yawk