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stinkpot
stink·pot S0762700 (stĭngk′pŏt′)n.1. A small musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) of eastern North America, having a domed carapace and inhabiting ponds and small streams.2. Slang One who is despised.3. Slang A motorboat.4. An earthenware jar containing combustibles emitting a suffocating smoke, formerly used in naval warfare.stinkpot (ˈstɪŋkˌpɒt) n1. slang a person or thing that stinks2. slang a person considered to be unpleasant3. (Animals) another name for musk turtle4. (Military) military Also called: stink ball (formerly) a container filled with material that gives off noxious or suffocating vapoursstink•pot (ˈstɪŋkˌpɒt) n. 1. a jar of combustibles that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare. 2. Informal. a mean person; stinker. 3. a common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, of the eastern and southern U.S. [1655–65] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | stinkpot - 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'"dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, bum, crumb, ratdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | | 2. | stinkpot - small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odormusk turtlemud turtle - bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central Americagenus Sternotherus, Sternotherus - musk turtles |
stinkpot
stinkpot1. slang An odious, contemptible, or despicable person. How a stinkpot like him got elected to congress is beyond me. Everyone knows the stinkpots that run these major corporations have no regard for us common folk.2. slang A motorboat, especially one that is large or noisy. I used to be a real snob about sailing, looking down on anyone who so much as stepped foot aboard a stinkpot. I wish they wouldn't let yahoos like them drive those noisy stinkpots around in our beautiful harbor.stinkpot1. n. a baby with a dirty diaper. (Also a term of address.) Come here, you little stinkpot. I’ll fix you. 2. n. anything smelly. Why don’t you drive this stinkpot into a service station and get it tuned? 3. n. a motorboat. (Because the engine smells bad, especially when compared to a sailboat.) Those guys in their stinkpots sure make a lot of noise. stinkpot
Synonyms for stinkpotnoun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptibleSynonyms- dirty dog
- git
- lowlife
- puke
- rotter
- scum bag
- skunk
- so-and-so
- stinker
- bum
- crumb
- rat
Related Words- disagreeable person
- unpleasant person
noun small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odorSynonymsRelated Words- mud turtle
- genus Sternotherus
- Sternotherus
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