Definition

to stink: to smell bad, to have an unpleasant odor verb
To stink is also used, in a figurative sense in familiar language:
This movie stinks! This is a very bad film!
This idea stinks! This is a terrible idea!
"Stink" is the name of Bruno Delavigne's dog.

This is an irregular verb:
I stink / I stank or stunk / I have stunk
(This situation) stinks!: (This situation) sucks, is really bad! idiom

UK: The whole house stunk of bacon.
US: Stink is the cutest dog in San Fransisco, but sometimes he stinks.
  • "Everyone here knows you're jealous of Stink."
  • "You each had the opportunity - and motive - to kill Stink... but now I'm going to tell you exactly who committed the terrible crime of doggy murder!"
  • "Kill Stink the dog!"
  • "Stink gets all the attention!"
  • "I was on the phone with a very important client, about to close a six-figure deal when Stink attacked my leg."
  • "Specifically, Bruno's dog, Stink."
  • "Stink saw me do it, but I swear I didn't kill him!"
  • "Everyone in this room has a motive for killing Stink... including you, Brian Jones!"
  • "Lucie : Yes, Philip, but isn't it true that you had a violent verbal confrontation with Stink?"
  • "Not only did I lose the deal, but Stink ruined my favorite pair of pants."

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