STINKPOT

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

stinkpot (plural stinkpots)

An annoying, bad or undesirable person.

The common musk turtle, a species of turtle from southeastern Canada, Sternotherus odoratus.

The southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus.

(nautical, slang) A motorboat.

(military, historical) A stinkball.

Source: Wiktionary


Stink"pot`, n.

1. An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel.

2. A vessel in which disinfectants are burned.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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