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footstink

footstink noun: foot odor.

Noun

footstink (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, rare, slang) Foot odor.
    • Its only disadvantage is footstink, but imagining a bowl of shredded Parmesan on the table neutralises any inclination to throw up.2002, Peter Francis Browne, Short walks in Shangri-La, page 102
    • Peeing on one's feet in the shower is reputed to be quite the cure for acute footstink...I can only assume the effect is due to the quantity.2008 June 24, Mike Pearson, “TMML a lot”, in rec.sport.football.college (Usenet)

Origin of footstink

From foot + stink.

Questions about footstink

What does footstink mean?
Footstink means foot odor.
What part of speech is footstink?
Footstink is a noun.

Words near footstink in the dictionary

  1. footstalls
  2. footstep
  3. footsteps
  4. footstick
  5. footsticks
  6. footstink
  7. footstone
  8. footstones
  9. footstool
  10. footstooled
  11. footstools

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