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skronk

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verb skronks · skronking · skronked

  1. informal, intransitive To produce a raw, discordant sound with a musical instrument, most commonly via a saxophone or electric guitar. THE PRODIGY (Thursday) This British electronic trio — beloved for its skronking, industrial sound — achieved a burst of mainstream notoriety in 1997 when it released the caustic (and controversial) single “Smack My Bitch Up.”

noun skronks

  1. informal A raw, discordant sound produced with electric guitars.

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@misc{skronk_2026,
  title = {skronk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skronk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}