stinker

[ sting-ker ]

noun

1. a person or thing that stinks.
2. Informal. a mean or despicable person; louse.
3. Informal. something, especially some form of entertainment, of inferior quality.
4. Informal. something difficult:

   a real stinker of a crossword puzzle.

5. any device emitting an offensive odor, as a stink bomb or stinkpot.
6. Dialect. any of several large petrels.

stinker

/ ˈstɪŋkə /

noun

1. a person or thing that stinks
2. slang.
   a difficult or very unpleasant person or thing
3. slang.
   something of very poor quality
4. informal.
   any of several fulmars or related birds that feed on carrion

Word History and Origins

Origin of stinker¹

1600–10; 1920–25 stinker fordef 2; stink + -er ¹

Example Sentences

There was a lot to process two days after that stinker of a home opener.

From Los Angeles Times

They deserve an absolute stinker here and I hope they get absolutely pummelled, then Ange comes out on the pitch with a microphone and announces his resignation there and then because he is sick of managing a club whose fans literally want them to lose.

From BBC

Tolkien’s worlds, added that they were looking forward to traveling back to Middle-earth with Serkis, “who has unfinished business with that Stinker – Gollum!”

From Seattle Times

Those went nowhere because the song was a stinker.

From Salon

You wouldn't blame me if it's a stinker, would you?

From BBC