stinkpot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
    git; crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; lowlife.
    • only a rotter would do that
    • kill the rat
    • throw the bum out
    • you cowardly little pukes!
    • the British call a contemptible person a `git'
  2. noun small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor
    musk turtle.

WordNet


Stink"pot` noun
Definitions
  1. An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel.
  2. A vessel in which disinfectants are burned.
  3. (Zoöl.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk.

Webster 1913