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stinko en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English stink Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English stinko From stink + -o.

Meanings

1. (slang) Drunk
   • "Brandy, Miss Tomson." "This stuff made of apricots, Mr Smith." "Fermented. I could get stinko." "Shall we have some strong coffee." 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 24:
   • Let's get stinko. 1941, James M. Cain, chapter 17, in Mildred Pierce:
2. (slang) Of poor quality.
   • The publisher doesn't care if O has a writing talent worth developing because right now the publisher is, say, too wrapped up trying to sell X's book, which may be stinko (and everyone knows it), but.... 1987 February 1, T. R. Witomski, “Zeitgeist or Poltergeist? Why Gay Books Are So Bad”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 9:

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drunk