Sankies/Sanky Panky/Hanky Panky
latinarubia said:
I haven't travelled all that much but why is it that this behaviour seems to be so popular in the DR? This is obviously a DR forum where more people would express the issue pertaining specifically to the DR but have others witnessed this magnitude of sankieism elsewhere?
In one sense, they are exclusive to the DR, as this is the only place where they are called by that name.
When I first moved here, they were called "sanky pankies".
It would seem that they had trouble pronouncing "hanky panky" that they commonly heard from the tourists here, and would offer their wares, mispronouncing it as "sanky panky", which later got shortened to just Sanky".
At that time, they all had long braided hair. That was their trademark.
When the government decided to clean up the streets of prostitutes and sankies, some odd 8 years ago, the sankies all rushed to the barber to cut their dreadlocks off.
Now they dress a bit New York street style and frequently have earrings.
What is distinct about them is that most of them will swing both ways for the right amount of money, whereas a gigolo from elsewhere might not.