STINKPOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stinkpot mean? 

• STINKPOT (noun)
  The noun STINKPOT has 2 senses:

1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

2. small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

  Familiarity information: STINKPOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STINKPOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bum; crumb; dirty dog; git; lowlife; puke; rat; rotter; scum bag; skunk; so-and-so; stinker; stinkpot

Context example:

the British call a contemptible person a 'git'

Hypernyms ("stinkpot" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

musk turtle; stinkpot

Hypernyms ("stinkpot" is a kind of...):

mud turtle (bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America)

Holonyms ("stinkpot" is a member of...):

genus Sternotherus; Sternotherus (musk turtles)