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 huge stinkers more akin to January productions, Mercy with a 23%, and Return to Silent Hill with an 18%.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
This past stretch — losses to Florida and Tampa Bay, then two decisive wins, an overtime loss to Toronto and a stinker against Nashville — led to Bednar’s first truly negative assessment of his team this season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
The object of the game is to win (especially after that stinker of a game against Phoenix on Monday night, when James barely got to 10 and the Lakers were routed 125-108 by a Suns team that played most of the game without Devin Booker).
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Despite being just 3-5-1 and coming off a Monday Night Football stinker, the Cowboys decided to go all in and revamp the defense heading into their Week 10 bye.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
This past stretch — losses to Florida and Tampa Bay, then two decisive wins, an overtime loss to Toronto and a stinker against Nashville — led to Bednar’s first truly negative assessment of his team this season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
The object of the game is to win (especially after that stinker of a game against Phoenix on Monday night, when James barely got to 10 and the Lakers were routed 125-108 by a Suns team that played most of the game without Devin Booker).
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Despite being just 3-5-1 and coming off a Monday Night Football stinker, the Cowboys decided to go all in and revamp the defense heading into their Week 10 bye.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
Noun
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This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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Dear Jay Norvell, try not to be a complete @#$&%# jerk.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The truck was carrying dog food at the time.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Along with a fundraising walk, the event will include a pancake breakfast, live music, a vendor village, adoptable dogs and more.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Miller’s traveling salesman is here something of a sad clown running out of gas.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tasked to play the foil to McKellen’s clown, Coel comes off stiff.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If threatened, skunks will react and spray.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Health officials in Oakland County reported that a resident was bitten by a skunk last Friday, which tested positive for rabies earlier this week.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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After months bandying about the term joker to describe his team’s need for a matchup-threat pass-catcher, Sean Payton sat with the media at the NFL owners’ meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, last year and confirmed Denver had gotten its guy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinker. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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