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
There have been some stinkers, but Survivor remains a strong performer for CBS for a reason.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s not what happened with Trump’s cabinet as the 53 Republicans held fast and shoved through all of them, including some real stinkers like Pete Hegseth, Bobby Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Yeah even you in the negative comments you little stinkers.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
But that serendipitous cinematic education taught more than one generation of film lovers (and future filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, who was all but weaned on late night movies) about film history, the classics as well as the stinkers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s not what happened with Trump’s cabinet as the 53 Republicans held fast and shoved through all of them, including some real stinkers like Pete Hegseth, Bobby Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Yeah even you in the negative comments you little stinkers.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
But that serendipitous cinematic education taught more than one generation of film lovers (and future filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, who was all but weaned on late night movies) about film history, the classics as well as the stinkers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
Noun
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But my soft palate being a lazy jerk is not the real culprit here.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.—
Vincent Moleski,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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While pesticides sprayed on crops and the Varroa mite both pose major risks for honey bees, bears and skunks can also be destructive predators to colonies, according to Hesbach.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These jokers are still just hanging out and having the same old drinking parties.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Thousands of the jihadist jokers had either their private parts or their ears blown off when the Zionist entity set them off last year.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hartford Courant Last word Couldn’t help but notice, the majestic 12-point beast that has been watching over Dunkin’ Park from the right field roof since day one — clearly visible even from the press box — mysteriously vanished this week.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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His pole-dancing polar bear — a legless white beast posed like a defeated stripper — disarms the familiar.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The sci-fi series has given us everything from mutant super-soldiers to all-out war between a farmer and an army of rats.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinker. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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