(jargon, computing, rare) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.īut I am still not seeing anything particularly revealing about this word's etymology.ġ697 Cleland Poems 19 (Jam.) Now he's rewarded for such pranks, When he would pass, it's told he janks. Wikitionary also mentions a connection to computer science slang: "Janky" doesn't have an entry in all dictionaries and etymonline doesn't show anything interesting for "janky" or "jank". I have personally encountered this usage when referring to computers and various machines that seem to be falling apart or built from subpar pieces. The computer science usage is typically something like, "This setup is janky" which is the example I have used in the title of the question. (From "janky", which I think was borrowed from computer science slang.) "Jank" in has come to mean a card or deck which either isn't or doesn't appear to be good. Janky as hell but he went 12-1 with it tonight.Ī comment explaining the meaning of the term: So Reynad just climbed about 800 ranks in legend with this Echo of Medivh Mage deck. The term "janky" is common in specific gaming communities and refers to using tactics that are bad or subpar.
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