stink-

German

Etymology

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

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”)
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