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stinker

[ sting-ker ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that stinks.
  2. Informal. a mean or despicable person; louse.
  3. Informal. something, especially some form of entertainment, of inferior quality.
  4. Informal. something difficult:

    a real stinker of a crossword puzzle.

  5. any device emitting an offensive odor, as a stink bomb or stinkpot.
  6. Dialect. any of several large petrels.


stinker

/ ˈ²õ³Ùɪŋ°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that stinks
  2. slang.
    a difficult or very unpleasant person or thing
  3. slang.
    something of very poor quality
  4. informal.
    any of several fulmars or related birds that feed on carrion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stinker1

1600–10; 1920–25 stinker fordef 2; stink + -er 1
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And yes, he helped write some serious stinkers.

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“I wouldn’t spend two more seconds thinking about what happened in that game,†Harbaugh said of Herbert’s four-interception stinker in a loss to the Houston Texas.

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There was a lot to process two days after that stinker of a home opener.

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Those went nowhere because the song was a stinker.

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You wouldn't blame me if it's a stinker, would you?

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