stink-

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German

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Etymology

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From stinken (to stink). Likely back-formation from stinkfaul (extremely lazy, slovenly), possibly influenced by stock- and other scatological intensifier prefixes sau- and scheiß-. General use is only attested since the 1970s.

Prefix

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stink-

  1. (slang) stinking, intensifies adjectives, usually with a pejorative or dismissive tone.
    stink- + ‎sauer (upset) → ‎stinksauer (furious)
    stink- + ‎normal (normal) → ‎stinknormal (completely normal, mundane)
    stink- + ‎reich (rich) → ‎stinkreich (stinking rich)