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
Even with a giant stinker in the playoffs, given his performance and looming cap hit, an extension for Prescott felt inevitable.
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Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
If the Warriors were due for a stinker, the bill arrived in Cleveland.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
One stinker of a game, and those overlapping skills with Furphy, hurt somewhat — especially when finances come into play.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s tons of stuff out right now, and most of it is great—a few stinkers aside.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
If the Warriors were due for a stinker, the bill arrived in Cleveland.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
One stinker of a game, and those overlapping skills with Furphy, hurt somewhat — especially when finances come into play.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s tons of stuff out right now, and most of it is great—a few stinkers aside.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
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So feet further back to allow more spring in the heel to absorb left-right jerks of the machine is better.New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
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By Stephanie Zacharek December 25, 2024 6:00 AM EST The Bob Dylan of James Mangold’s extraordinary anti-biopic A Complete Unknown—who may or may not be an accurate version of the real Bob Dylan—is a jerk.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.Jim Gaines, ajc, 13 Sep. 2023
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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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The story features Mauro, a clown who dreams of a carnival where a parade of revelers are celebrating his life.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rabies is commonly found in bats, raccoons, foxes, skunks and some household pets.CBS News, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Like other types of wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks, coyotes love an easy meal and will quickly learn where to find one, says Owen.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Bob Dylan that the world fell in love with was a thinker, a joker, a fighter, and sometimes a lover.Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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Imagine trying to slide a book on a table while some joker is pushing down on it.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
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This beast not only looks amazing, rides fantastic, handles unbelievably, but the power is what sets it apart from the rest.Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Even in the wildest bush, beasts sometimes huddle for warmth.Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps that would have caught the egregious rat genitalia figure, although as Ars Science Editor John Timmer pointed out at the time, the software has limitations.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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The team says, however, that part of their next steps will be to develop mobile goggles that can ride along on the heads of larger rodents like rats or tree shrews.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
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