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stinky.

Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstɪŋki/

  1. Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

    What is that stinky smell?

  2. Bad, undesirable.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinky, foul, rotten”), Low German stinkig (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkig (“stinky”), Hunsrik stinkich. Compare also Saterland Frisian stjunkerch (“stinky”), West Frisian stjonkerich (“stinky”).

noun/ˈstɪŋki/

  1. A bowel movement; feces or diarrhoea

    childish
Where this word comes from

From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinky, foul, rotten”), Low German stinkig (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkig (“stinky”), Hunsrik stinkich. Compare also Saterland Frisian stjunkerch (“stinky”), West Frisian stjonkerich (“stinky”).

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