stinkers
Rotten little scoundrels
Stinkers are things or people that are notably bad, offensive, or disappointing.
A movie can be a stinker if it fails critically and commercially; a person might be called a stinker if they behave badly or play a mean trick.
That last exam was a real stinker.
The term carries a tone of informal disapproval, often with a hint of affection when applied to mischievous children or pets.
Literally, stinkers are simply things that smell bad.
Having a bad smell
- fetidHaving foul odor
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- reekingEmitting strong foul smell
foul-smelling · noisome · stench · pungent · sulfurous · acrid · musty · miasmic
Humiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
dud · flop · bust · washout · clunker · lemon · misfire · botch
Inept person
- hackShortcut or breach
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- fumblerOne who mishandles objects
blunderer · botcher · duffer · klutz · incompetent · slouch · second-rater · lightweight
Lovable troublemaker
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- mischief-makerOne who causes trouble
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
scamp · imp · prankster · knave · rapscallion · scalawag · ne'er-do-well · blackguard
malodorous
Having a bad smell
reeking · foul-smelling · noisome · stench · pungent · sulfurous · acrid · musty · miasmic · decaying
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
turkey · dud · flop · bust · washout · clunker · lemon · misfire · botch · critical failure
bungler
Inept person
fumbler · blunderer · botcher · duffer · klutz · incompetent · slouch · second-rater · lightweight · also-ran
rascal
Lovable troublemaker
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- mischief-makerOne who causes trouble
rogue · scamp · imp · prankster · knave · rapscallion · scalawag · ne'er-do-well · blackguard · villain
- blundersblunder, blunders, blundered, mistakes, botch
- groanersdad jokes, corny jokes, bad puns, puns, cheesy jokes
- puzzlerspuzzle master, brainteasers, brain-teasers, conundrums, enigmas
- thugsthugs, goons, heavies, toughs, brutes