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Origin of janky as in, This setup is janky. "Jank" in [Magic: The Gathering] has come to mean a card or deck which either isn't or doesn't appear to be good (From "janky", which I think was borrowed from computer science slang ) 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
Origin of jank : r linguistics - Reddit Check out lexicalist com for some hints are geographic distribution: jank and janky Given current trends, I suspect "jank" is backformed from "janky" Google n-grams aren't terribly helpful because Janky shows up as a name However, there's a 1972 book called Black English that shows up in search results for that year:
[Out Of The Loop] What does jank deck means ? I see it . . . - Reddit "Jank" usually refers to convoluted combos, or "weird" tier 3-4 stuff Stuff that is potentially game-winning, but requires a large amount of setup or is very easily disrupted even when it works Some "janky combos" would be:
What is your definition of jank? : r EDH - Reddit Jank are cards that have no flexible facets, usually 2 lines of text max They're also heavily costed for their effect They tend to be limited fodder Jank theme can be something abstract, like cards featuring "doors or windows" Jank in terms of power level can range from 1-"7" They can be trounced by precons or destroy precons
Quirkiest Jank Commanders : r EDH - Reddit [[Codie vociferous codex]] of chaos is pretty jank Codie is the only non land permanent and its cascade storm with a few funny chaos spells in there It wins usually by cascading into [[approach of the second sun]]
How do you define jank? : r EDH - Reddit I personally define jank as unconventional methods of building an already well-established archetype For example, I have a Kiki-Jiki Eldrazi tribal deck I consider it jank because it is an unconventional way to win with Eldrazi Jank does not define how good or bad a deck is
Jank Tribals? : r magicTCG - Reddit Jank Tribals? One of the best parts of Simic is the enabling of janky tribal decks that are actually jank instead of junk Yes, Merfolk are made stronger and Elf tribal is probably better than it's ever been, but dumb tribals are now legitimate enough to play without assuming 100% loss rate
What does jank mean? : r smashbros - Reddit Jank as in, why'd that happen A Falco Daired me as Roy on Yoshi Story while I was recovering Ends out I stage spike the Falco and I get knockedback upwards and Falco gets KO'd
How do you define jank? : r EDH - Reddit Junk is different from jank Junk is a type of color wedge or even its own archetype Jank has no archetype, it has no color arrangement It can be anything that just doesn't work well A jank deck has a chance of winning a match by chaotic chance, but most of the time jank doesn't win EDH isn't about winning, though Jank can be fun or horrible