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stinko

stinko adjective: drunk.

Adjective

stinko (comparative more stinko, superlative most stinko)

  1. (slang) Drunk
    • Let's get stinko.1941, James M. Cain, chapter 17, in Mildred Pierce
    • "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
  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

Synonyms of stinko

Forms of stinko

comparativemore stinko
superlativemost stinko

Origin of stinko

From stink + -o.

Words that rhyme with stinko

Questions about stinko

What does stinko mean?
Stinko means drunk.
What part of speech is stinko?
Stinko is an adjective.

Words near stinko in the dictionary

  1. stinking willy
  2. stinkingly
  3. stinkingness
  4. stinkings
  5. stinkless
  6. stinko
  7. Stinkomalee
  8. stinkometer
  9. stinkometers
  10. stinkpot
  11. stinkpots

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