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- DictionaryStink·pot/ˈstiNGkpät/
noun
- 1. an unpleasant person (used as a term of abuse). informal US
- 2. another term for musk turtle
The meaning of STINKPOT is an earthen jar filled with fetid material and formerly sometimes thrown as a stink bomb on the deck of an enemy ship.
Definitions of stinkpot. noun. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. synonyms: bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, skunk, so-and-so, stinker. see more. noun. small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor. synonyms: musk turtle. see more.
noun. Also called stinkball. a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare. Informal. a stinker; meany. a common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, of the eastern and southern U.S., that sometimes climbs trees along the water's edge. See more.
6 days ago · 1. slang. a person or thing that stinks. 2. slang. a person considered to be unpleasant. 3. another name for musk turtle. 4. Also called: stink ball military. (formerly) a container filled with material that gives off noxious or suffocating vapours. Collins English Dictionary.
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.
A stinkpot is generally defined as a small, unattractive container or object reputed to have a foul smell. In nautical terms, it can refer to an explosive or incendiary device used historically in naval warfare.
Stinkpot definition: A small musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) of eastern North America, having a domed carapace and inhabiting ponds and small streams.
