Where does the slang word Shanks come from?

Shanks is a slang term from Zambia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zambia and across Africa.

Shanks

Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition

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Shanks definition 1

Slang for “toilet” (possibly from *“shanks’s mare”* meaning legs, joking that one sits on the toilet as on a mare – or rhyming slang “Richard the Third” → “turd” → “shank”?).

by KASINARY Admin Elder · Jul 17, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇲 Zambia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: July 2025

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