stinkpot

/ˈstɪŋkpɑt/
noun
  1. A person who is disliked or considered unpleasant.
    • She called him a stinkpot after he broke her favorite vase.
    • Don't be such a stinkpot — share your toys with your sister.
    • The old man down the street is a real stinkpot; he yells at everyone.
  2. Something that gives off a very bad smell.
    • He left his gym bag in the car, and it became a stinkpot.
    • That dumpster is a stinkpot — I can smell it from here.
    • The skunk is nature's stinkpot, spraying when threatened.
  3. A small turtle (the common musk turtle) that releases a foul odor when disturbed.
    • Children love watching the little stinkpot swim in the aquarium.
    • The stinkpot is also called the musk turtle because of its smell.
    • We saw a stinkpot turtle by the pond, and it hissed at us.
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