stinker

noun11

1. •
   One who stinks.

   • Skunks are the worst stinkers in the animal kingdom.
2. •
   (slang) A contemptible person or thing.

   • "Stop squallin', you little stinker!" She struck the child with her open hand across the face. — 1925
3. •
   (slang) Something of poor quality.

   • Steven Pinker, Rational Thinker: His new book is a stinker. [title] — 2021
4. •
   (slang) Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).

   • Today's crossword is a stinker.
5. •
   (Australia, slang) A hot day.
6. •
   Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.
7. •
   (informal) A giant petrel.
8. •
   (informal) An eastern long-necked turtle (which emits a foul-smelling musk when threatened).
9. •
   (Australia, informal) A western grey kangaroo.
10. •
    (Australia, slang) A black eye.
11. •
    (slang) A chemist.