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”)