stinking Roger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stinking Roger
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The grass along the headlands was almost as tall as the corn; the Bathurst-burr, the Scotch-thistles, and the "stinking Roger" were taller.
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