Definition of janky in English:
janky
(also jank)
adjectivejankiest, jankier ˈdʒaŋkiˈdʒæŋki
North American informal Of extremely poor or unreliable quality.
the software is pretty janky
there's hardly anywhere to eat other than a janky food court
the car is embarrassing to drive because it's so jank
Example sentencesExamples
- The filmer had this janky camera with one of those clip-on fish eyes and was impossible to get hold of.
- Mods are fantastic things, especially when they're exploring areas no one else is ever likely to venture, yet most exude a sense of being slightly janky.
- I shoulda' seen it coming a mile away, but it didn't hit me until I was seated in a janky theater seat with a handful of popcorn.
- Jones's performance is janky, manic, and unhinged (though still lovable).
- Almost two decades after its fledgling, janky website went live, Amazon is now one of the most formidable corporations out there.
- The gameplay presented in this latest outing feels so broken and janky that any fan who may brave a purchase will likely end up feeling disgusted and cheated.
- He takes matters into his own hands and makes some janky obstacles to skate outside.
- Pretty janky battery life, too, lasting only about 10 hours per charge.
- The process isn't perfect, leaving users with a jankier UI, but the important thing is, it works.
- With pop you can talk to a lot more than just people who like janky low-fi indie music performance.