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Noun: stinker  sting-ku(r)
Usage: informal
  1. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
    "only a stinker would do that";
    - rotter [Brit, informal], dirty dog [informal], rat [informal], skunk [informal], stinkpot [N. Amer, informal], bum [N. Amer, informal], crumb [N. Amer, informal], lowlife [informal], scumbag [informal], so-and-so [informal], git [Brit, informal], scumbag [informal], sleazebucket [informal], toad [informal], scuzz [N. Amer, informal], sleazeball [informal], toerag [Brit, informal], sleazebag [informal], sod [Brit, informal], swine [informal], ratbag [Brit, informal], scuzzball [N. Amer, informal], scuzzbag [N. Amer, informal], scuzzbucket [N. Amer, informal], slimebag [informal], dirtbag [US, informal], slimeball [informal]
     
  2. Anything that gives off an offensive odour (especially a cheap cigar)
     
  3. An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
    - lemon [informal]
     
  4. Something difficult or very challenging

Derived forms: stinkers

Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], disagreeable person, thing, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Stinker