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stink like a polecat

stink like a polecat verb: to have a bad smell, mostly referring to human body odor.

Verb

stink like a polecat (third-person singular simple present stinks like a polecat, present participle stinking like a polecat, simple past stank like a polecat, past participle stunk like a polecat)

  1. (derogatory, slang, simile) To have a bad smell, mostly referring to human body odor.

Forms of stink like a polecat

third-person singular presentstinks like a polecat
present participlestinking like a polecat
paststank like a polecat
past participlestunk like a polecat

Origin of stink like a polecat

Due to the European polecat ejecting a foul-smelling secretion.

Questions about stink like a polecat

What does stink like a polecat mean?
Stink like a polecat means to have a bad smell, mostly referring to human body odor.
What part of speech is stink like a polecat?
Stink like a polecat is a verb.
What is the past tense of stink like a polecat?
The past tense of stink like a polecat is stank like a polecat.

Words near stink like a polecat in the dictionary

  1. stink head
  2. stink heads
  3. stink like a mackerel
  4. stink like a mackerel in the moonlight
  5. stink like a mackerel in the sun
  6. stink like a polecat
  7. stink line
  8. stink lines
  9. stink on ice
  10. stink out
  11. stink pretty

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