Definition of tanka. : an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables respectively; also : a poem in this form â compare haiku.
(plural schleppers) 1  a servant who carries things. 2  a porter. 3  a pejorative insult for an individual who wanders aimlessly.
noun, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. 1. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. Origin of crip. 1915-1920. 1915-20, Americanism; shortened form of cripple.