as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
some stinker nearly crashed his SUV into me because he was yakking on his cell phone
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Recent Examples of stinker
The championship programs from the last two decades have put up a stinker in just 4.9 percent of games.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Former #1, another stinker, The Deliverance is down to #8.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades
The list of famous auto industry flops is long and storied, topped by stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto and General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The list of famous auto industry flops is long and storied, topped by stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto and General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Former #1, another stinker, The Deliverance is down to #8.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades
The list of famous auto industry flops is long and storied, topped by stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto and General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The list of famous auto industry flops is long and storied, topped by stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto and General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
Noun
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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Fans can also look forward to performances by the iconic Silver Spurs Quadrille, the adorable antics of kids competing in Mutton Bustin’, and plenty of laughs courtesy of the ever-entertaining rodeo clowns.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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His wife, Susan, a sweet woman with short grey hair, worked as a dental hygienist and performed as a clown named Jubilee at hospitals, nursing homes, parties — even the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Wafting down the normally quiet halls were the sounds of whistles, shouting— and the unmistakable smell of a skunk.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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Until then, the best chance to see them is at the skunk training demonstrations in The Loft at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 June 2025
Noun
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His winning cards were a 6, 7, 9, 10, jack and a queen with a joker acting as an 8.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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But while this car-loving cult figure will be back pitching again in 2025 after a 2-year hiatus, having mended his left shoulder, Ohtani is well-known in baseball circles as a car lover, a practical joker and a philanthropist.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some 20 minutes later, an 8-foot beast finally rises to the surface, revealing the heavyweight at the end of the line.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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One night, during a common raid by the beasts, Hiccup snares a Night Fury, a swift and cunning dragon that the Berkians know little about.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Likely, species that already thrive in the subway—rats, cockroaches, pigeons, opossums—would be the first ones to take advantage of the human-free passages.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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Traps to catch rats, possums, and stoats are scattered across key parts of the urban landscape, with hundreds of locals offering their gardens as trapping sites.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinker. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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