Mankiness
/ˈmæŋk.i.nəs/noun
The state or quality of being dirty, shabby, or in poor condition.
Did you know?Mankiness is a modern English formation from *manky*, a slang word whose exact origin is uncertain, but it likely grew out of British dialect and cant rather than any ancient occult root.
Etymological Timeline
Late 19th to Early 20th Century
English
manky
“Slang for dirty, shabby, or unpleasant; possibly from dialect or cant”
20th Century
English
mankiness
“The condition of being manky; filthiness or shabbiness”
Modern English
English
mankiness
“Informal term for a dirty, run-down, or unpleasant state”
Modern English
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manky
“Informal adjective meaning dirty, unpleasant, or in poor condition”