/ ˈmæŋki; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , informal ) dirty and unpleasant
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: probably from obsolete mank mutilated, defective, from Old French manque , from Latin mancus maimed.
/ ˈmæŋki; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , informal ) dirty and unpleasant
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: probably from obsolete mank mutilated, defective, from Old French manque , from Latin mancus maimed.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005