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 following season produced the worst record of Hurley’s head coaching career, an 11-14 campaign, followed by another stinker in 2021-2022.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Dent put up a stinker in UCLA’s loss to Cal.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
There have been some huge stinkers more akin to January productions, Mercy with a 23%, and Return to Silent Hill with an 18%.
—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
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Dent put up a stinker in UCLA’s loss to Cal.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
There have been some huge stinkers more akin to January productions, Mercy with a 23%, and Return to Silent Hill with an 18%.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
Noun
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Here, witches are real — and so are jerks.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The passengers include the requisite obnoxious jerk, Dan (Angus Sampson), already throwing his weight around and breaking no-smoking rules at LAX.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The book's main character — Cheese — was inspired by her real-life rescue dog, who was known for chasing squirrels and bringing energy into her life.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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By targeting a gene central to the molecular dysfunction and creating a novel system to deliver functional genetic instructions, High, Bennett and Maguire were able to move their therapy from the lab to experiments in dogs and finally to clinical trials in humans.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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There’s some Streisand, too, and a big dose of Andrea Martin, specifically Martin’s signature SCTV character Edith Prickley, that bawdy, gawdy ham with all the bravado of a Catskills clown.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Only about 30 percent of all nests evade their many predators, including skunks, opossums, raccoons, coyotes, snakes, and even domestic dogs and cats.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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That means don’t send your dog out to charge a skunk, and don’t go outside banging on pots and pans or yelling, which is only going to make the skunk feel threatened.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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The 69-year-old joker plans to make his comeback at California’s Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena Wednesday night.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 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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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinker. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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