What does stinker-upper mean?

stinker-upper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

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Derogatory; Informal

"So I'd put that lovely stinker-upper in the garbage pail ."
"Poor Bo-Bo, stuck in there with those three bedroom stinker-uppers!"
"Seaweed, the much-maligned tangler of swimmers’ feet, stinker-upper of otherwise pristine beaches, and thrower-atter of unsuspecting sisters’ backs, may be finally getting the credit it deserves."

stinker-uppers (plural)

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