stinkers

noun

plural of stinker
as in bastards
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 stinkers The 2026 schedule also has some stinkers. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 25 May 2026 Individually there have been encouraging outings mixed with some real stinkers. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Simpson had two stinkers in key games, throwing for just 212 yards, one TD and one pick, on 19-for-39 accuracy, in a dismal 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 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 None come close to reaching the heights of Wan’s vision, but there are a few gems and a few real stinkers in the bunch. — Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinkers
  1. jerks
  2. clowns
  3. dogs
  4. skunks
  5. jokers
  6. idiots
Noun
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • The Perk That Actually Works For years, companies have competed to fill their offices with amenities meant to signal ambition—ping pong tables, nap rooms, office dogs, sprawling lounges.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The search continued at Coes Reservoir on Friday with marine units, helicopters, sonar and dogs, according to CNN affiliate WCVB.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • Here’s what to do if skunks become a problem in your yard and how to get rid of them.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Rabies is spread by the bite or scratch of an infected animal, such as a groundhog, cat, fox, raccoon, skunk or bat.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of skunks
Noun
  • The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At some point, all these jokers need to sit down and stop auditioning for attention long enough to actually do the jobs they were elected or appointed to do.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of jokers
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of idiots

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