Phrases & Sayings

Like Stink...

Why do people say for e.g.

It goes like stink...

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Toleman Wed 23/04/08 17:38

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ann_h
Wed 23/04/08
21:13

At a guess...

Stink is a euphemism for s**t, as in "s**t off a shovel"

Jugglering
Wed 23/04/08
21:16

Yep.. or even "greased weasel sh*t" meaning a very rapid removal of materiel.... (note the spelling there lol)

Quizmonster
Thurs 24/04/08
06:47

It first showed up in reference to running in R C Sherriff's Journey's End, which appeared in 1929. It later came to be applied to anything fast-moving, such as rain, horse-riding, working etc. I imagine it derived from the fact that smells do tend to travel fairly rapidly and all-pervasively!

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