different between stinky vs binky

English

Etymology

From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink +? -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinky, foul, rotten”), German stinkig (“stinky”), Hunsrik stinkich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??ki/
• Rhymes: -??ki

Adjective

stinky (comparative stinkier or more stinky, superlative stinkiest or most stinky)

1. Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
2. (informal) Bad, undesirable.
   • 1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan,^[1] Bantam Books, ?ISBN, page 37,

     […] she walked over to the table and switched off the Walkman as she sat down.

     “Hey!” Nikki yelped. “That was a stinky thing to do. That was my favorite song.”

   • 2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove,^[2] HarperCollins, ?ISBN, page 151,

     “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.”

     “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.

   • 2007, Aletha V. Smithson, “Pacifier Breaking” (poem), in As He Was Known,^[3] AuthorHouse, ?ISBN, page 172,

     The binky drifted up and far away,

     To the man in the moon, I heard them say;

     A cute idea but a rotten stinky plan.

Derived terms

• stinkily
• stinkiness

Translations

English

Etymology

• (US) Commercial child's pacifier brand name. (1948–1977)
• Perhaps a child's pronunciation of blanket.

Noun

binky (plural binkies)

1. (informal, childish) A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.
2. A high hop that a rabbit may perform when happy.
   • 1996, "amy", "Re: What is a rabbitat?", in alt.pets.rabbits, Usenet:

     He can have his litterbox, his carpet, his toys, and space to do a little binky in there even.

   • 2003, Susan E. Davis and Margo DeMello, Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature, Lantern Books, ?ISBN:

     page 81: As he got to know Susan (and her food), he sometimes raced around on the grass when he saw her arrive, or leapt into the air, kicking his hind feet above him, then shaking his head goofily after he landed. This is the “shimmy” that Southern noticed, or the “frisk” that Lockley described. Among domestic rabbits, it’s referred to as a “bunny dance” by some and a “binky” by others. It looks sort of like an epileptic fit—but it’s an unmistakable gesture of joy.

     page 94: […] a rabbit in a cage by himself doesn’t play much. He may flop on his side when he feels relaxed. He may run in circles when he’s excited—if the cage is large enough. He may even pop a binky if the cage is high enough.

   • 2009, Trina Wiebe, Rabbits Don't Do Homework, Lobster Press, ?ISBN:

     page 41: “It’s called a ‘binky’,” said Crystal. “It’s a rabbit happy-dance.”

     page 65: Binky did one of his famous binkies. He darted down the length of the run, then hopped and twisted […]

3. (US, informal, childish) A baby's pacifier.

Translations

Verb

binky (third-person singular simple present binkies, present participle binkying, simple past and past participle binkied)

1. (intransitive, rabbit behavior) To perform a high hop, as when happy.
   • 2003, Susan E. Davis, Margo DeMello, Stories rabbits tell (page 347)

     […] there are photos of rabbits in gardens, on desks and in laps: with dogs, with hamsters and with Santa: and yawning, snoozing, flopping, binkying and eating.

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