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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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