tanky

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /taŋki/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tæŋki/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -æŋki
• Homophone: tankie

Etymology 1

From tank +‎ -y (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

tanky (comparative tankier, superlative tankiest)

1. (wine) Having a dank quality resulting from excessive ageing in a tank.
2. (gaming) Able to withstand much damage, having a lot of hit points (that is, like a tank).
   • 2022 November 17, Carver Fisher, “League of Legends preseason 13 has made tanks unkillable”, in Dexerto‎^[1]:

     The phrase, “tank meta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. These metas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust.

   • 2023 May 30, Carver Fisher, “Best Top laners in League of Legends for patch 13.10 (2023)”, in Dexerto‎^[2]:

     When it comes to weakside tanks, Sion is the tankiest of the bunch. Between Heartsteel and his max HP stacking on W, killing Sion takes forever.

   • 2024 October 18, Josh Tyler, “Best Overwatch 2 tank heroes tier list: Most popular characters for Season 13”, in Dexerto‎^[3]:

     The demon lord that is Mauga has been a top-tier option since Season 11’s midseason patch, and he’s still tankier than ever in Season 13.

   • 2024 December 3, James Busby, “How to reroll in Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium & best characters to get”, in Dexerto‎^[4]:

     If the added physical damage to enemies wasn’t enough, Qionjiu can also apply Burn damage which helps chew through tanky enemies.

Translations

gaming: like a tank

• Danish: pansret, armeret
• Italian: tankoso
• Turkish: tank (tr)

Etymology 2

From tank +‎ -y (diminutive suffix). The noun sense is from the fact that the assistant of the navigator of a ship was also in charge of the ship’s water tanks, and later its rations when refrigeration was introduced.

Noun

tanky (plural tankies)

1. (nautical, slang) A sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship's hold, and thus responsible for the provision of rations and water.
2. Alternative form of tankie (“a soldier from a tank regiment; a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain”).
3. (India) A storage tank, especially for water.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaŋkɪ]

Noun

tanky

1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of tank