Etymology

stinky

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Today it means: Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking. Full definition →

Middle English stinky
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stinky · adjective, noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromstinky
  2. English todaystinky

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”).

Stinky · proper noun2

Transliteration of Ukrainian Стінки (Stinky). Related to Ukrainian сті́нка (stínka, “wall, side”)

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