Janky
Significado: Something poorly made, unreliable, or not working properly.
'Janky' describes anything held together with duct tape, metaphorically or literally. A janky car breaks down constantly. A janky website crashes. A janky setup is improvised and barely functional. It's less about being bad and more about being unreliable — something that might work but you wouldn't trust it.
Ejemplos
- My janky old laptop takes five minutes just to open a browser. 我那台破旧的笔记本电脑,光打开浏览器就要五分钟。Mi viejo portátil destartalado tarda cinco minutos solo en abrir el navegador.僕のポンコツな古いノートパソコンは、ブラウザを開くだけで5分もかかる。내 낡은 허접한 노트북은 브라우저 하나 여는 데 5분이나 걸린다.
- The elevator in our building is super janky — I always take the stairs. 我们楼的电梯特别不靠谱——我一直走楼梯。El ascensor de nuestro edificio es un trasto — siempre subo por las escaleras.うちのビルのエレベーターは超ボロくて怪しい——いつも階段を使ってるよ。우리 건물 엘리베이터는 엄청 불안해 — 항상 계단으로 다녀.
- He rigged up some janky shelving out of milk crates and boards. 他用牛奶箱和木板凑合搭了个摇摇晃晃的架子。Montó una estantería chapucera con cajas de leche y tablas.彼はミルク用のケースと板で、なんとも怪しい棚を無理やり組み立てた。그는 우유 상자와 널빤지로 허접한 선반을 대충 만들었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: technology, quality, reliability, frustration
Tono: frustrated, amused
✓ Correcto
- This thing is janky.这玩意儿太不靠谱了。Este trasto es un desastre.これ、ポンコツだな。이거 진짜 허접해.
- What a janky setup.多凑合的一个装置啊。Menudo apaño chapucero.なんて怪しいセットアップなんだ。진짜 허접한 설치물이네.
✗ Incorrecto
- More appropriate for objects and systems than for people — calling a person 'janky' is uncommon and confusing更适合用来形容物品和系统,而不是人——叫一个人'janky'不太常见,也让人费解Es más apropiado para objetos y sistemas que para personas — llamar a alguien 'janky' es poco habitual y confuso物やシステムに使うのが適切で、人に対して「janky」と言うのは一般的ではなく、混乱を招く사물이나 시스템에 쓰는 게 더 적절하다 — 사람을 'janky'라고 부르는 것은 드물고 혼란스럽다
Origen e historia
Likely derived from 'jank' in African American English. Became widespread in American slang in the 1990s-2000s, especially in tech communities to describe buggy or unreliable software and hardware.
Contexto cultural
Era: 1990s onwards
Generation: Millennials, Gen Z
Social background: Universal
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