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stinkpot

stinkpot noun: an annoying, bad or undesirable person.

Noun

stinkpot (plural stinkpots)

  1. An annoying, bad or undesirable person.
  2. A common musk turtle of species Sternotherus odoratus, of southeastern Canada, .
  3. A southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus).
  4. (slang) A motorboat.
  5. (historical) A stinkball.

Forms of stinkpot

pluralstinkpots

Origin of stinkpot

From stink + pot.

Questions about stinkpot

What does stinkpot mean?
Stinkpot means an annoying, bad or undesirable person.
What part of speech is stinkpot?
Stinkpot is a noun.
What is the plural of stinkpot?
The plural of stinkpot is stinkpots.

Words near stinkpot in the dictionary

  1. stinkless
  2. stinko
  3. Stinkomalee
  4. stinkometer
  5. stinkometers
  6. stinkpot
  7. stinkpots
  8. stinks
  9. stinks a buzzard off a gut wagon
  10. stinks a dog off a gut wagon
  11. stinks a skunk off a gut wagon

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