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
There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Commanders at Cowboys, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET ► Reports have the Commanders playing everyone, which means Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin (even after that stinker), and Brian Robinson Jr. are must-starts.
—Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Those who did pay the price of admission to watch the Nets face the Utah Jazz witnessed quite a stinker.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Right as romantic comedies were curdling at the box office, Adams made one of the genre’s all-time stinkers.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Commanders at Cowboys, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET ► Reports have the Commanders playing everyone, which means Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin (even after that stinker), and Brian Robinson Jr. are must-starts.
—Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Those who did pay the price of admission to watch the Nets face the Utah Jazz witnessed quite a stinker.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Right as romantic comedies were curdling at the box office, Adams made one of the genre’s all-time stinkers.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinker
Noun
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With that put to bed, our attention turns back to the husbands, and all the new rumors from this season, like Lisa bringing up Shawn’s name in regards to circle jerks.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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Diagnosed first with Jeavons syndrome in 2018/19—a rare form of epilepsy characterized by absence seizures and eyelid jerks—a 1,000-gene epilepsy panel in 2020 revealed further health problems.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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Robert Pattinson recalls lying on live TV about seeing clown die in car explosion as a kid: 'What on Earth?' Pattinson also surprised audiences at the convention, making an unannounced appearance alongside his director.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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These clowns dressed as presidents appear immature and narcissistic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Bats and skunks are common transmitters of the disease.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This lucky gambler had an 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king and a joker.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Jan. 2025
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Variations of the game include the mahjong card in America, which is used for scoring, and eight joker tiles; in Singapore, the game is played with four extra tiles, which are decorated with animals.—
Claire Turrell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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The 23-year-old has been a beast in the G League, averaging 21 points, 5.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists across 13 starts while shooting 49.5% from the field and 40.3% from the free throw line.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is a beast for workouts and outdoor adventures, with a tough titanium body and a bright display.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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There’s something a bit slimy and a bit dirty about a kind of rat’s tail.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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Four black rats were confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in late January in Riverside County, California, where two recent poultry outbreaks were reported, the agency said.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinker. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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