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stinkerdom

stinkerdom noun: the state or sphere of stinkers; contemptible behaviour.

Noun

stinkerdom (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The state or sphere of stinkers; contemptible behaviour.
    • Boyer's try at stinkerdom was his psychopathic persecution of Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight. The closest MacMurray came to undiluted scalawaggery was as the fall guy in Double Indemnity.1948, The Saturday Evening Post (volume 220, part 4, page 29)
    • I am only trying to explain how one may drift into stinkerdom.1949, Clyde Brion Davis, Playtime is Over, page 129

Origin of stinkerdom

From stinker + -dom.

Questions about stinkerdom

What does stinkerdom mean?
Stinkerdom means the state or sphere of stinkers; contemptible behaviour.
What part of speech is stinkerdom?
Stinkerdom is a noun.

Words near stinkerdom in the dictionary

  1. stinkdamp
  2. stinked
  3. stinker
  4. stinker-upper
  5. stinker-uppers
  6. stinkerdom
  7. stinkeroo
  8. stinkeroos
  9. stinkers
  10. stinkest
  11. stinketh

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