Green’s Dictionary of Slang

London University.

1825		T. Hook in John Bull 25 Dec. 413/1: In consequence of the nature of the property [beside a stagnant pond] the first act of the Council has been to give a new and distinguishing name to the Institution – instead of the London College, or Carmarthen-street University, as heretofore, it is in future to be called – Stinkomalee!
1829		Leicester Jrnl 30 Jan. 4/1: Ye journeymen cobblers, ye tag-rag and bob-tail, [...] the elite of the town, / Throw away ev’ry tool, and Parnassans assail, / For London’s New College is now all your own [...] / by the name of the great Stinkomalee.
1836		Bucks Herald 3 Sept. 2/1: It has been proposed to erect / A statue to each of the three / [...] / Some voted for Stinkomalee.
1840		Essex Standard 22 May 2/2: Stinkomalee — A Song. On Cam’s or Isis’ oozy beds / Old Alma Maters hide your heads, / Lest ye behold your glories undone / By our new fangled scheme in London / [...] / Stinkomalee shall leave behind / The world of science of each kind / [...] / Stinko, Stinko, Stinkomalee!
1853		John Bull 15 Aug. 520/1: The House refused to inflict such an injustice merely to soothe the feelingsof Stinkomalee.
1866		Illus. London News 11 Aug. 12/1: It was the cue of the Tories [...] to deal rather wanton quips and cranks [...] and ludicrous nicknames, such as ‘Stinkomalee,’ applied to [...] London University.
1874		Edinnurgh Eve. News 11 Nov. 2/5: Mr. G. Duff has consistently displayed all the pedantry of balliol and all the priggishness of Stinkomalee.
1897		Times 15 June 10/2: The college did not escape ridicule [...] many of the verses written by Barham on ‘Stinkomalee triumphs’.
1908		Observer 29 Mar. 5/7: ‘Stinkomalee’ [...] used to be the nickname of University College.