stanky

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stanky

Rhymes with -æŋki

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From stank + -y.

adjective more stanky · most stanky

slang smelly; stinky 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.
slang, of jazz music Having the quality called stank, i.e. jazzy, funky, good.

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@misc{stanky_2026,
  title = {stanky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stanky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}