Meanings
proper noun
- UKderogatoryobsoleteslangThe University of London.
Origin
Coined by Theodore Hook, apparently Blend of stink + Trincomalee, perhaps because some cow-houses and dunghills stood on the original site.
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APA
Stinkomalee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stinkomalee
MLA
“Stinkomalee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stinkomalee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stinkomalee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stinkomalee.
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