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stinks like a polecat

stinks like a polecat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stink like a polecat.

Meaning of stink like a polecat

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.

Questions about stinks like a polecat

What is stinks like a polecat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stinks like a polecat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stink like a polecat.

Words near stinks like a polecat in the dictionary

  1. stinks a dog off a gut wagon
  2. stinks a skunk off a gut wagon
  3. stinks like a mackerel
  4. stinks like a mackerel in the moonlight
  5. stinks like a mackerel in the sun
  6. stinks like a polecat
  7. stinks on ice
  8. stinks out
  9. stinks to high heaven
  10. stinks up
  11. stinksome

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