Dierks Bentley

I wrote a song called 'Here on Earth,' and the hook is, 'There's no answers here on earth.' Basically, searching for the 'why' when someone passes away, and I feel really fortunate that my dad lived as long as he did. But no matter what happens or how it happens, it's certainly a stinker.

American Musician

Jeffrey Tambor

My education was doing good plays and also stinkers. When you do a stinker, you learn how to act. I like having to audition. It's nice to do rehearsals. But it's with an audience that you get to love it!

American Actor

Callum Wilson

I would go on loan to Kettering, have a stinker, and think it's a long way to go but I believed and the drive was there for wanting to provide for my family.

English Athlete

Flying Lotus

I wouldn't want to get involved with a game that's a stinker - I can smell one of those a mile away.

Michael Ignatieff

Politics is like getting a really bad review: a stinker that you know all your friends are reading.

Canadian Politician

Darin Strauss

Even the best novels have their share of stinker lines.

American Writer

Suggests someone is morally or socially disagreeable, used negatively.

Negative Connotation

Used casually among friends or in informal settings, not for formal occasions.

Informal Usage

Can convey affectionate disapproval when used playfully.

Light-Hearted Tone

When applied to non-living things, 'stinker' is figurative, meaning tough or tricky.

Not Literal

Implies that effort and perseverance are required to deal with the situation.

Challenge Implication

Used often to describe difficult exams, assignments, or concepts in school.

Common in Academia

Directly refers to a strong and negative odor from an object or person.

Unpleasant Smell

Sometimes used to exaggerate when something smells bad, not necessarily unbearable.

Hyperbolic Expression

Can be used to make light of a situation where something smells bad.

Often Humorous

 all right dad we're learning how to call Maxwell down no we learn how to calm you down yeah I got I'm the one who hired possibly have to do it I got to take more control max you're teaching me Maxwell yes ma'am while you're in my life you little stinker

Spiritual Lessons from a...

 At the zoo we have big cats from the jungle. Grrrrr. What about a skunk? Stinker. She's a comedian. I suppose you think you're famous? Are you famous? Superstar. Yeah. You are a superstar. Well, we would like to encourage all of you

Talking and squawking PIPE...

 doing all of this within five minutes please wait it's challenging okay and then you stinker I need the light the

Stinker

Negative Connotation

Informal Usage

Light-Hearted Tone

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