The stink/The stank

[neil]

on 4/2/05 11:17 pm, Wilson Gray at wilson.gray at RCN.COM wrote:

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> In addition to its other meanings, I know it as a synonym of "cunt,"
> which, though occasionally used, doesn't have a lot of traction amongst
> the bruz and cuz, for some random reason.
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> -Wilson
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>From which we get 'play stink-finger', presumably.

Conversely, there is a porn video series featuring simultaneous vaginal and
anal penetration titled 'One in the Pink, One in the Stink'.

-Neil Crawford



> On Feb 4, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Douglas Bigham wrote:
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>> Double-entendre?  No.  I can't even think of one, in fact.  It's
>> definitely a
>> single entendre.
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>> -doug
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>> In a message dated 1/21/2005 8:52:59 AM Central Standard Time,
>> wilson.gray at RCN.COM writes:
>> Is there a double-entendre in there for you, doug? For me there is.
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>> -Wilson
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>> On Jan 21, 2005, at 2:02 AM, Douglas Bigham wrote:
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>>> Anecdote Alert: "Stank" has been my body-odor noun of choice at least
>>> since
>>> high school.
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>>> -doug
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>>> -dsb
>>> Douglas S. Bigham
>>> Department of Linguistics
>>> University of Texas - Austin
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>> -dsb
>> Douglas S. Bigham
>> Department of Linguistics
>> University of Texas - Austin
>> http://hometown.aol.com/capn002/myhomepage/index.html
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