stanky
stanky adjective: smelly; stinky.
Adjective
stanky (comparative more stanky, superlative most stanky)
- smelly; stinky
- A gross-gutted, bulb-nosed, bourbon-stanky Boston flatfoot in plain clothes wrinkled white sox, with a race track tip-sheet stuffed in his back pocket trying real hard to mingle unnoticed at an elegant Buddies "do" to glean inside-dope.1980 December 13, Mitzel, “Dale Barbre's Murder Transformed”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 13
- As fun as fish are to watch, they require a lot of fish food, and fish food makes fish poop, and pooping fish make for a stanky tank after too long. Just say no to stanky tanks.2010, Kevin Mills, Baby Codes: 101 Winning Combinations to Help Your Baby Sleep
- Having the quality called stank, i.e. jazzy, funky, good.
stanky meaning in Tamil
stanky in Tamil
- முறையான அறிவிப்பு
Forms of stanky
| comparative | more stanky |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stanky |
Origin of stanky
From stank + -y.
Words formed from stanky
Phrases with stanky
Words that rhyme with stanky
Questions about stanky
- What does stanky mean?
- Stanky means smelly; stinky.
- What is stanky in Tamil?
- Stanky in Tamil is முறையான அறிவிப்பு. See Stanky meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stanky?
- Stanky is an adjective.
Words near stanky in the dictionary
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