stinko

English

Etymology

From stink + -o.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɪŋkəʊ

Adjective

stinko (comparative more stinko, superlative most stinko)

1. (slang) Drunk
   • 1941, James M. Cain, chapter 17, in Mildred Pierce:

     Let's get stinko.

   • 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 24:

     "Brandy, Miss Tomson."
     "This stuff made of apricots, Mr Smith."
     "Fermented. I could get stinko."
     "Shall we have some strong coffee."

2. (slang) Of poor quality.
   • 1987 February 1, T. R. Witomski, “Zeitgeist or Poltergeist? Why Gay Books Are So Bad”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 9:

     The publisher doesn't care if O has a writing talent worth developing because right now the publisher is, say, too wrapped up trying to sell X's book, which may be stinko (and everyone knows it), but....

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunk

Anagrams

• Kitson, kitons, tokins