stink-
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
stink-
- (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”)