Meanings
stinky1
comparative stinkier · comparative more stinky · superlative stinkiest · superlative most stinky · alternative humorous stimky · alternative stonky
- informalBad, undesirable.
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.
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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.”
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.
plural stinkies · alternative humorous stimky · alternative stonky
- childishA bowel movement; feces or diarrhoea
Synonyms: boo-boo, boom-boom, BM, bowel movement, caca, cack, chocolate, chocolate hot dog
Stinky2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bowel movement; feces or diarrhoea
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving an unpleasant smell
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
stinky · adjective, noun
- Middle Englishstinky
- Englishstinky
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Stinky · proper noun
Transliteration of Ukrainian Стінки (Stinky). Related to Ukrainian сті́нка (stínka, “wall, side”)
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَتِن, مُنْتِن
- نَتِن (natin)having a strong, unpleasant smell
- مُنْتِن (muntin)having a strong, unpleasant smell
Bulgarian вмирисан
- вмирисан (vmirisan)having a strong, unpleasant smell
Chinese Mandarin 臭
- 臭 (chòu)having a strong, unpleasant smell
Dutch stinkend
- stinkendhaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Esperanto malbonodora, odoraĉa
- malbonodorahaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- odoraĉahaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- fetorahaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- haladzahaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Finnish haiseva
- haisevahaving a strong, unpleasant smell
French puant, fétide
- puanthaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- fétidehaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- malodoranthaving a strong, unpleasant smell
German stinkend, stinkig
- stinkendhaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- stinkighaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Hungarian büdös
- büdöshaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Italian puzzolente, puzzoso
- puzzolentehaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- puzzosohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- fetidohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- fedentehaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Japanese 臭い
- 臭い (kusai)having a strong, unpleasant smell
Korean 냄새나는, 지독한
- 냄새나는 (naemsae-naneun)having a strong, unpleasant smell
- 지독한 (jidok-han)having a strong, unpleasant smell
Polish śmierdzący
- śmierdzącyhaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Portuguese fedorento, fedido
- fedorentohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- fedidohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- malcheirosohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- morrinhentohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- catinguentohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- fétidohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Romanian împuțit
- împuțithaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Russian воню́чий, злово́нный
- воню́чий (vonjúčij)having a strong, unpleasant smell
- злово́нный (zlovónnyj)having a strong, unpleasant smell
Spanish hediondo, fétido
- hediondohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- fétidohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- apestosohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- malolientehaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- jediondohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Swedish stinkande
- stinkandehaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Tagalog mabaho
- mabahohaving a strong, unpleasant smell
Thai เหม็น
- เหม็น (měn)having a strong, unpleasant smell
Vietnamese hôi, thối
- hôihaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- thốihaving a strong, unpleasant smell
- thúihaving a strong, unpleasant smell
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Cite this entry
stinky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinky
“stinky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinky. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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