STINKER

lemon, stinker

(noun) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory

stinker

(noun) anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git

(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; “only a rotter would do that”; “kill the rat”; “throw the bum out”; “you cowardly little pukes!”; “the British call a contemptible person a ‘git’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stinker (plural stinkers)

A person who stinks.

(slang) A contemptible person.

I won't date Mary Jane again. I thought she was a stinker to leave before the end of the movie.

(slang) Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).

Today's crossword is a stinker.

(slang) Something of poor quality.

Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.

(slang) A chemist.

(Australia, slang) A hot day.

Synonyms

• (a person who stinks): stinkard

• (a contemptible person): creep, rotter, scoundrel, stinkard

• (something difficult or unpleasant): hatchet job, nastygram

• (something of poor quality): clunker

Anagrams

• Inkster, Kinters, Kirsten, Kistner, Kristen, reknits, skinter, striken, tinkers

Source: Wiktionary


Stink"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, stinks.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of the several species of large antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odor, as the giant fulmar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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