stinking Roger

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noun

any of various plants having an unpleasant odor.

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Origin of stinking Roger

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby stinking Roger

stinking ash, stinking badger, stinking cedar, stinking chamomile, stinking iris, stinking Roger, stinking smut, stinko, stink out, stinkpot, stink stone

How to use stinking Roger in a sentence

On Friday, she sacked Roger Goodell, basically asking: “Hey Commissioner, ever hear of double-jeopardy?”
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Roger first heard what happened and saw the tape he was shocked, truly shocked, and outraged.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To this day, Bush media maven Roger Ailes adamantly denies that he or the campaign had any role in the Willie Horton mug shot ad.
Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her|Jeff Greenfield|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A local radio personality named Roger Fredinburg remembers getting a call to see if he wanted to host a show at the new station.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The beloved Mr. Roger's premiered in 1968, opening a door to television that didn't speak down to children.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It lacks convincingness perhaps from the fact that Thomass theology is so largely philosophy, as Roger Bacon said.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
If this stinking quartet takes it into its head to levy annual blackmail, where is the money coming from?
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
And I will water the earth with thy stinking blood upon the mountains, and the valleys shall be filled with thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Roger Bacon, an eminently learned monk of the Franciscan order, died, aged 80.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Only think of Roger Williams sharing in the proceeds of a slave sale.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany