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ShankFrom Grime WikipediaSlang Word DefinitionShank is a word origniating in prison, which refers to a homemade implement that can be used to stab or cut. Shanks are often made from nails, sharpened toothbrushes, broken pieces of metal or ceramic. Shanking somebody usually meant stabbing them with a "shank" multiple times, often 20 or 30, as the homemade implements were often not long or sharp enough to cause serious injury with just one stab wound. Recently the word shank has come onto the streets to be used to mean a knife, leading many people, to misunderstand its meaning or misuse it. |
