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 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).
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Bidunga struggles all game After playing two excellent games over the first two days of the Players Era tournament, Bidunga produced a stinker against the Volunteers.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Nov. 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
Maybe that opening-game stinker at Florida State was the best thing to happen to this team.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Bidunga struggles all game After playing two excellent games over the first two days of the Players Era tournament, Bidunga produced a stinker against the Volunteers.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Nov. 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
Maybe that opening-game stinker at Florida State was the best thing to happen to this team.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
Noun
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Without comment, the president shared multiple news articles covering his previous remarks slamming Maher as a jerk.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Lion’s Tail that tastes like if a Jamaican jerk chicken and a Whiskey Sour couldn’t keep their hands off each other.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Identifying Coyotes As part of the same genus as domestic dogs, coyotes may resemble a dog from a distance.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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And also, dogs would be used to flush out deer hiding in bushes or in steep terrain, to expose them to waiting sharpshooters.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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How did clowns become a protest symbol?—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Owens has spotted coyotes, crayfish, snakes, bats, foxes, skunks and a wide array of butterflies and moths on her daily walks through the forest.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some mammal species are highly susceptible to HPAI, including domestic cats, skunks, foxes, raccoons, bobcats, mountain lions and black bears.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 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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Mas, though, does have a joker in his deck.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinker. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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