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
Saturday’s loss to the Nashville Predators was, for the most part, a stinker.
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Joe Smith, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Coming two days after a 140-112 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Miami stinker continued a recent downturn to a season that had seemed so promising just a couple of weeks ago.
—Mike Monroe, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden delivered a stinker of a farewell address Wednesday evening.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 19 Jan. 2025
There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Joe Smith, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Coming two days after a 140-112 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Miami stinker continued a recent downturn to a season that had seemed so promising just a couple of weeks ago.
—Mike Monroe, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden delivered a stinker of a farewell address Wednesday evening.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 19 Jan. 2025
There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
Noun
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What a jerk! Neagley fares better, dispatching two button men sent to kill her in her Windy City high-rise office.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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If anyone other than Rudd were playing her selfish dad, audiences would be actively rooting for the jerk to get ’corned.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
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This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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In Eli Craig’s (Tucker & Dale vs Evil) newest outing, the real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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She’s costumed like a clown, but her screenplay is as confident as an antihero’s cleverest heist.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cornell University’s Department of Public & Ecosystem Health expert Jenny Bloodgood told NBC News that she’s seen a fox, a skunk, a possum and a bobcat test positive for the virus in New York State, indicating the bug could be mutating.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Medium-sized animals like skunks, bobcats and foxes also did not vanish.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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Even the jokers, which do each have their own special ability, are quick to pick up — with their wildcard capabilities made easy to understand as they’re applied mid-round.—
Scott Robertson,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Make no mistake, Draisaitl has been a beast at five-on-five this season — regardless of the circumstances.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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One feature that makes this beast of a shoe so unique is the rugged, textured Vibram Megagrip outsoles.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Year after year, SELF’s Sneaker Awards crown the best new pairs across every category, from lifestyle staples to gym rat favorites to pickleball trainers and everything in between.—
Paige Levinson,
SELF,
17 Mar. 2025
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In September 2024, the California legislature passed the Poison-Free Wildlife Act, which bans some rat poisons.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinker. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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