Etymology

stink-cat

Today it means: A skunk Full definition →

First used 19th c.German Stinkkatze
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The story

  1. German · calque ofStinkkatze
  2. English todaystink-cat

From stink + cat, probably a calque of German Stinkkatze.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A skunk

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.