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Stinkomalee

Stinkomalee proper noun: the University of London.

Proper noun

Stinkomalee

  1. (UK, derogatory, obsolete, slang) The University of London.

Origin of Stinkomalee

Coined by Theodore Hook, apparently Blend of stink + Trincomalee, perhaps because some cow-houses and dunghills stood on the original site.

Questions about Stinkomalee

What does Stinkomalee mean?
Stinkomalee means the University of London.
What part of speech is Stinkomalee?
Stinkomalee is a proper noun.

Words near Stinkomalee in the dictionary

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

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