stinker
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stink·er
(stĭng′kər)n.
1. One that stinks.
2. Slang
a. An irritating, disgusting, or contemptible person.
b. Something very difficult: The interview was a real stinker.
c. One that is of poor quality or is shoddy: a new sitcom that was quite a stinker.
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stinker
(ˈstɪŋkə)n
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. (Animals) informal any of several fulmars or related birds that feed on carrion
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stink•er
(ˈstɪŋ kər)n.
1. a person or thing that stinks.
2. Informal. a mean or despicable person; louse.
3. Informal. something, esp. some form of entertainment, of inferior quality.
4. Informal. something difficult: a stinker of a puzzle.
[1600–10]
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| Noun | 1. |  stinker - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| 2. | stinker - anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar) thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" | |
| 3. | stinker - an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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stinker
noun (Slang) scoundrel, heel, sod (slang), cad (Brit. informal), swine, bounder (old-fashioned Brit. slang), cur, rotter (slang, chiefly Brit.), nasty piece of work (informal), cocksucker (taboo slang), scrote (slang), dastard (archaic) I think he's an absolute stinker to do that to her.
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Translations
stinker
[ˈstɪŋkəʳ] N (= person) → mal bicho m, canalla mfyou stinker! → ¡bestia!
this problem is a stinker → es un problema peliagudo
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stinker
n (inf: = person) → Ekel nt, → Fiesling m (inf); (= problem, question) → harter Brocken, harte Nuss; (= letter) → gesalzener or geharnischter Brief; that problem/meeting was a stinker → das war ein ganz verzwicktes (inf) → Problem/eine äußerst schwierige Besprechung
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stinker
[ˈstɪŋkəʳ] n (fam) (person) → carogna, fetente m/fthis problem is a stinker → questo problema è una bella rogna
he wrote her a real stinker → gliene ha scritte di tutti i colori
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