skronky

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Meaning · English

Raw and discordant, especially of an electric guitar.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

MODESELEKTOR (Saturday) This duo, from Berlin, plays skronky, occasionally disconcerting electronic music, and has benefited enormously from the copious—and copiously heeded—praise of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “skronky” mean?

Raw and discordant, especially of an electric guitar.

Is “skronky” formal or informal?

skronky is generally slang.