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stinky

adj, noun — 3 senses

stinky

adj

/ˈstɪŋki/

Etymology 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”).

1

Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

  • What is that stinky smell?
2

Informal Bad, undesirable.

  • 1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 37, […] she walked over to the table and switched off the Walkman as she sat down. “Hey!” Nikki yelped. “That was a stinky thing to do. That was my favorite song.”
  • 2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 151, “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.” “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.
1 more example
  • 2007, Aletha V. Smithson, “Pacifier Breaking” (poem), in As He Was Known, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 172, The binky drifted up and far away, To the man in the moon, I heard them say; A cute idea but a rotten stinky plan.
Derived terms
stinkily, stinkiness, stinky bean, stinky pinky, stinky squid, stinky stick, stinky tofu, unstinky
Related terms
stanky, stenchy

stinky

noun

Etymology 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”).

1

Childish A bowel movement; feces or diarrhoea

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.