Meanings
adjectivestank-ass (not comparable)
- derogatorynot comparableslangvulgarAfrican-American VernacularVery foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
He wants my love; he wants the love from here and just what's between your stank-ass legs.
2010, R. Scott, Nine Months and a Year Later..., page 31
nounstank-ass (plural stank-asses)
plural stank-asses
- derogatoryslangvulgarAfrican-American VernacularA very foul-smelling individual.
- derogatoryslangvulgarAfrican-American VernacularA contemptible individual.
Origin
An altered spelling of stink, reflecting pronunciation in the southern United States + -ass.
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APA
stank-ass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stank-ass
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stank-ass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stank-ass.
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