Stanky

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    smelly; stinky slang

    "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."

  2. 2
    Having the quality called stank, i.e. jazzy, funky, good. slang

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From stank + -y.

Related phrases

stanky leg

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