"Stinkomalee" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Coined by Theodore Hook, apparently Blend of stink + Trincomalee, perhaps because some cow-houses and dunghills stood on the original site. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|stink|Trincomalee}} Blend of stink + Trincomalee Head templates: {{en-prop}} Stinkomalee
  1. (UK, slang, derogatory, obsolete) The University of London. Wikipedia link: Theodore Hook Tags: UK, derogatory, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Derogatory names for places, Universities
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