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stinker
- /ˈstɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈstɪŋ.kɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪŋkə(ɹ)
noun stinkers
- One who stinks. Skunks are the worst stinkers in the animal kingdom.
- A contemptible person or thing. "Stop squallin', you little stinker!" She struck the child with her open hand across the face.
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Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).
Today's crossword is a stinker.
Similar: hatchet job, nastygram
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Something of poor quality.
The barely-released stinker Dark Tide continues Stockwell’s fetishistic pattern, coming alive whenever it’s paddling among the sharks off the South African coast and settling in for a long snooze once it gets back on the boat or reaches dry land.
Similar: clunker
- Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.
- A chemist.
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A hot day.
Similar: scorcher
- A black eye.
- A western grey kangaroo.
- A giant petrel.
- An eastern long-necked turtle (which emits a foul-smelling musk when threatened).
Similar: stinkard
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: stinkard
Translations
Talk about this word "stinker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stinker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stinker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stinker "stinker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stinker.Cite this
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title = {stinker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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