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stinko

[ sting-koh ]
/ ˈstɪŋ koʊ /
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adjective Slang.
drunk.
wretched; abysmal: It was a great book but a stinko movie.
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Origin of stinko

First recorded in 1925–30; stink + -o

Words nearby stinko

stinking cedar, stinking chamomile, stinking iris, stinking Roger, stinking smut, stinko, stink out, stinkpot, stink stone, stink to high heaven, stink trap
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Words related to stinko

bashed, befuddled, besotted, boozed up, buzzed, crapulent, crapulous, crocked, drunken, flushed, flying, fuddled, glazed, groggy, half-seas over, high, high as a kite, inebriate, in one's cups, intoxicated

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British Dictionary definitions for stinko

stinko
/ (ˈstɪŋkəʊ) /
adjective
(postpositive) a slang word for drunk
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