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stinky

The origin and history of stinky.

Etymology

Comes from Middle English stinky, stynky; equivalent to stink plus -y. It compares with Dutch stinkig ("stinky, foul, rotten"), Low German stinkig ("stinking, stinky"), German stinkig ("stinky") and Hunsrik stinkich, and also with Saterland Frisian stjunkerch ("stinky") and West Frisian stjonkerich ("stinky").

Origin: Middle English

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