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Manky vs Macky - What's the difference?

manky | macky |

As adjectives the difference between manky and macky

is that manky is (british|scotland|ireland|slang) unpleasantly dirty and disgusting while macky is (uk|bristol|slang) large.

manky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (British, Scotland, Ireland, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
  • * 2005 , Justin Peter Beaney, Kasdeja's Children ,
    • "He don't want those," his father said, holding a bag of apples at the end of an outstretched arm as if they were a danger to his health, "they're all... manky ."
  • * 2010 , Marian Keyes, The Brightest Star in the Sky ,
    • "Speaking of which—" Fionn starts foostering in the pocket of his manky old jacket—"I've probably got something for you."

    macky

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, Bristol, slang) Large.
  • *{{quote-web
    • , date = 2010-07-08 , author = Scott , title = Have your say: Describing why Bristol is so unique? , site = BBC News , url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8799000/8799543.stm , accessdate = 2014-11-20 }}
    Why is it such a special city? - Great people, a gert lush accent, and the city has great scenery with a gert macky Clifton Suspension Bridge.

    Synonyms

    * gert (Bristolian)