(idea) by pukesick Fri May 12 2000 at 6:42:51
1. To render a place unfit for ciminal operations; to render a place unsafe for robbery. "That score (robbery) is screwed up (ruined). You ranked the joint makin’ all that noise."2. To alter the character of a place for the worse, as by abuse of privileges or by the presence of disreputable guests or occupants. “Them fleas (informers and petty thieves) are rankin’ this joint. Ain’t you got no respect for the good people (decent underworld citizens) givin’ you a play (who patronize you)?”

- american underworld dictionary - 1950
I like it!

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