stinkpot

noun

ˈstiŋk-ˌpät How to pronounce stinkpot (audio)
Definition of stinkpotnext
slang
as in cruiser
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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  1. cruiser
  2. motorboat
  3. powerboat
  4. speedboat
Noun
  • Behind the range, the white zigzagging veining on the black granite playfully evokes a shark fin or the tail fin of a Jet Age land cruiser like a 1959 Cadillac.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But tethered inside the shallow and narrow Santa Cruz Harbor, few of the cruisers, catamarans and yachts were prepared for the fury of this week’s storm surge, which sunk at least 15 vessels and damaged many more.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of cruiser
Noun
  • The cast takes a motorboat to a giant, crusty-ass pirate ship in the middle of the ocean named Sinister, with an uncanny resemblance to the Flying Dutchman from SpongeBob SquarePants.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Ellie just wants to get out of this place and often is seen on the lake navigating her motorboat.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of motorboat
Noun
  • This ranged from partnerships with Pininfarina, which designed cars for Ferrari, to the Atlantic Challenger, a powerboat that made a 1988 Atlantic crossing without refueling.
    Robb Report Staff, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The powerboat racing business was a highly effective means of laundering their drug profits, and their dominance in the sport elevated them to celebrity status in the city and beyond.
    T.J. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of powerboat
Noun
  • Preliminary reports suggested the naval speedboat had suffered an engine failure, according to the official.
    Esha Mitra, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That night, Jacquemus held an after-party on the Lady Adriana, a boat moored off the Capri coast, and on the shuttle bus to the docks and the speedboat bearing guests out to the vessel, a young fan in a sleeveless shirt commandeered the PA system to lead rabble-rousing cheers.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of speedboat
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