stinkpots

Definition of stinkpotsnext
plural of stinkpot, slang
as in cruisers
a boat equipped with a motor if I ever get filthy rich, I'm going to buy myself a stinkpot and take up fishing

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Noun
  • The couple and their family are shown on surfboards, motorboats, and kayaks.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But most experts on criminal cartels and deadly street drugs say military strikes on speedboats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific will also have little or no impact on overdose deaths in the United States.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Strikes on speedboats allegedly running drugs in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific — which have killed more than 80 people since early September — hardly require such firepower.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Stinkpots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinkpots. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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