"stank-ass" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: An altered spelling of stink, reflecting pronunciation in the southern United States + -ass Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ass}} + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=stank-ass}} stank-ass (not comparable)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) Very foul-smelling, stinking, unclean. Tags: derogatory, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-stank-ass-en-adj-A7TWai2N Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 31 33

Noun

Forms: stank-asses [plural]
Etymology: An altered spelling of stink, reflecting pronunciation in the southern United States + -ass Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ass}} + -ass Head templates: {{en-noun|head=stank-ass}} stank-ass (plural stank-asses)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) A very foul-smelling individual. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-stank-ass-en-noun-B5lCPVAi Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 31 33
  2. (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) A contemptible individual. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-stank-ass-en-noun-wyO-Wysa Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 31 33

Inflected forms

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