Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stingk-pot]
- /ˈstɪŋkˌpɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [stingk-pot]
- /ˈstɪŋkˌpɒt/
Definitions of stinkpot word
- noun stinkpot Also called stinkball. a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare. 1
- noun stinkpot Informal. a stinker; meany. 1
- noun stinkpot a common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, of the eastern and southern U.S., that sometimes climbs trees along the water's edge. 1
- noun stinkpot a person or thing that stinks 0
- noun stinkpot a person considered to be unpleasant 0
- noun stinkpot (formerly) a container filled with material that gives off noxious or suffocating vapours 0
Information block about the term
Origin of stinkpot
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; stink + pot1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stinkpot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stinkpot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
stinkpot usage trend in Literature
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