stinker

American  

[sting-ker] / ˈstɪŋ kər /

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.

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stinker British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of stinker

1600–10; 1920–25 stinker for def. 2; stink + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Then that stinker Paulie T. said, “I’m still mad, and don’t think I’m forgetting anything, Ida B. And I’m not too sure about forgiving, either.”

From Literature

Yes, I had a few stinkers, but also some really good ones.

From BBC

When was the last time you had a conversation with someone about Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz’s 2010 stinker, “Knight and Day”?

From Salon

Just four days after Bill Plaschke promised that the Rams would win the Super Bowl, the team blew a big lead and lost in a stinker to the Seahawks.

From Los Angeles Times

Rob Edwards has had an absolute stinker since leaving Middlesbrough to take the Wolves job.

From BBC