stinkbug
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9.0
- noun
- /ˈstɪŋkˌbʌg/
- Offensive
- Sometimes you're a real stinkbug, you know that?
Examples
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You're acting like a total stinkbug today, always complaining about something.
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Everyone finds you to be a stinkbug because you never stop bothering them.
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Oh, you just try to take down our sister tree, you stupid stinkbug!
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Back off, Bea, you miserable stinkbug.
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Her constant negativity makes her such a stinkbug at the party.
Synonyms
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9.9
An insulting word for a rude, mean person
69
9.9
A mildly rude word for an annoying or playful person
57
9.9
A rude or selfish person, used as an offensive insult
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7.2
A person who is cruel and strongly disliked
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2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
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9.9
A very rude person who treats others badly
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3.2
A person or thing that bothers you
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8.5
A rude, annoying child or young person who thinks they are better than others
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8.8
A rude, silly person who annoys others
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7.2
A person who is mean or dishonest
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9.9
A rude, insulting word for a very unpleasant person
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9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
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8.6
A person who is often stubborn or irritating
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9.9
A rude word for a person who is annoying or disliked
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9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
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9.9
A rude word for a person people strongly dislike
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9.1
A person who behaves badly or annoys others, often as a joke
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9.9
A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly
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9.9
A person who acts silly and annoys others
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9.3
A person who behaves in a silly or annoying way
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8.4
An unpleasant person who annoys others
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8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
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9.9
A person who behaves in a silly, annoying way
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9.9
A person who annoys others by acting foolish
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6.5
A person who annoys others by repeating small actions
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7.4
A person who bothers others by teasing and making fun
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9.5
A person who often annoys or causes trouble
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8.2
A person who teases others with comments meant to annoy
A person who acts silly in a way that annoys others
A person who annoys others by asking too many questions or interrupting them
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
An offensive slang word for a rude person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and annoying to other people
A person who is rude and annoying
A person who is very rude and insults others cruelly
A very annoying person who acts rudely to others
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the informal use of stinkbug is to break it into stink ('bad smell') and bug ('small creature'). It is a playful name for someone who is annoying or unpleasant, like calling them a 'little smelly pest'.