stink-

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

stink-

(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”)