verb
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shank (verb)
SHANK · verb · slang
To stab someone.
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To shank is to stab a person with a knife or improvised blade, in both prison and street slang.
“He got shanked outside the chicken shop over a postcode beef.”
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shank (verb) In A Sentence
He got shanked outside the chicken shop over a postcode beef.
Origin & Usage
UK/US street and prison slang; from 'shank,' a blade.
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What does 'shank' mean as a verb?
It means to stab someone with a knife or an improvised blade, in both prison and street slang.
Where does 'shank' come from?
From the noun 'shank,' meaning a blade or homemade knife, used in UK and US street and prison slang.
How do you use 'shank'?
To describe a stabbing: 'He got shanked outside the chicken shop over a postcode beef.'
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