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stinkin

stinkin

9.0
Very, used before a word to add strong emphasis
  • adverb
  • /ˈstɪŋkɪn/
  • Informal
translation icon : muy
  • The food at that restaurant was stinkin' delicious; I can't wait to go back.

Examples

  • That movie was stinkin' exciting from start to finish.

  • I stinkin' love this new song; it's been stuck in my head all week.

  • SHE'S DOING STINKIN' 65 HALF THE TIME, MAN.

    The Desperate (2020)

  • I DON'T WANT NONE OF THOSE FRUITY BUBBLES STINKIN' UP MY RIDE.

    Osmosis Jones (2001)

Synonyms

friggin
vsstinkin
  • NSFW
6 9.1

To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis

is a neutral intensifier used before adjectives or nouns without emotional force
smokin'
vsstinkin
  • Slang
1 9.9

Put before a word to show a very strong quality

is placed before adjectives or nouns rather than before adverbs
frigging
vsstinkin
  • NSFW
1 9.8

To add strong emphasis before an adjective or adverb

is specifically an intensifier placed before adjectives or nouns rather than general emphasis
freakin
vsstinkin
  • NSFW
1 9.5

A word people use to add strong feeling to another word

is the casual intensifier placed before adjectives or nouns rather than harsh swearing
stinkingly
vsstinkin
  • Informal
8.2

People use it informally to mean very before adjectives

is used before both adjectives and nouns rather than only adjectives
frickin
vsstinkin
  • Slang
9.9

A word people use to show strong feeling without rude words

is milder and fits before adjectives or nouns not chiefly as swear replacement

How Strong

utterly
236 3.6
stinkin
  • Informal
9.0
really
∞ 1.0
quite
∞ 1.0
somewhat
816 2.0

Surface Forms

stinkin positive

Morphology

stinkin = stink (semi-transparent) = stink + ing

Morphologically formed from 'stink' + '-ing', but used pragmatically as an informal intensifier ('very') before adjectives/nouns; this pragmatic use is not fully predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word stinkin is a casual short form of stinking from stink ('smell bad') that people use like 'very' or 'really' to make a stronger point. That's why you can hear 'a stinkin huge pizza' to mean 'a very big pizza'.