stinker
/ˈstɪŋ.kɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who stinks.
noun
Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).
Slang
Example Sentences
- "Skunks are the worst stinkers in the animal kingdom."
- ""Stop squallin', you little stinker!" She struck the child with her open hand across the face."
- ""But it's far worse for me," said Edmund, "because you'll at least have a room of your own and I shall have to share a bedroom with that record stinker, Eustace.""
- "Never be a stinker, because if you are, though you may flourish for a time like a green bay tree, sooner or later retribution will overtake you."
- "When you are colonized by dangerous bacteria their presence in your body does no damage. You become a reservoir for those little stinkers."
- "Today's crossword is a stinker."
Etymology
From stink + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɪŋ.kɚ/
- British English: /ˈstɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/
Usage
- Slang
- British usage
- Australian usage
- Informal
- Colloquial