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stinker

The correct spelling is stinker.

How to pronounce stinker

/stɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /stɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Sti-nke-r

The correct spelling is stinker. A person who stinks. For example: "I won't date Mary Jane again. I thought she was a stinker to leave before the end of the movie."

Usage Examples

I won't date Mary Jane again. I thought she was a stinker to leave before the end of the movie.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A person who stinks.
  2. 2.A contemptible person.
  3. 3.Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).
  4. 4.Something of poor quality.
  5. 5.Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.

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