Skanks meaning : A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity. Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant. A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music. A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk. To dance the skank. To play guitar with a skank rhythm. To be dishonest or unreliable, to defraud or deceive, to steal. The act of cheating a person. To cheat, especially a friend.