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- Dictionarystinkpot/ˈstɪŋkpɒt/
noun
- 1. a contemptible or foul-smelling person or thing. informal US
- 2. an American musk turtle with a domed shell, typically living in muddy-bottomed waters and producing a strong unpleasant smell when disturbed.
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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.
Definition of 'stinkpot' stinkpot in British English. (ˈstɪŋkˌpɒt ) noun. 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.
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. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Stinkpot."
Stinkpot definition: a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare.. See examples of STINKPOT used in a sentence.
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]
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.
A stink bomb, sometimes called a stinkpot, is a device designed to create an unpleasant smell. They range in effectiveness from being used as simple pranks [1] to military grade malodorants or riot control chemical agents.
