Cockroachy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Infested with cockroaches. informal

    "Look at me, another accessory, come two thousand miles on a garlicky, cockroachy banana steamer all the way from South America to connive at the sacrifice..."

  2. 2
    Resembling or characteristic of cockroaches. informal

    "Species singularis, to be called on account of its Cockroachy smell."

Synonyms

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roachy

Example

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"Look at me, another accessory, come two thousand miles on a garlicky, cockroachy banana steamer all the way from South America to connive at the sacrifice..."

Etymology

From cockroach + -y.

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