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stank-ass

stank-ass adjective: very foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.

Adjective

stank-ass (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar, African-American Vernacular) Very 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

Noun

stank-ass (plural stank-asses)

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar, African-American Vernacular) A very foul-smelling individual.
  2. (derogatory, slang, vulgar, African-American Vernacular) A contemptible individual.

Forms of stank-ass

pluralstank-asses

Origin of stank-ass

An altered spelling of stink, reflecting pronunciation in the southern United States + -ass.

Questions about stank-ass

What does stank-ass mean?
Stank-ass means very foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
What part of speech is stank-ass?
Stank-ass can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near stank-ass in the dictionary

  1. stank like a polecat
  2. stank on ice
  3. stank out
  4. stank to high heaven
  5. stank up
  6. stank-ass
  7. stank-asses
  8. Stanke
  9. stanked
  10. Stankes
  11. stankie

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