s---k pot, 1805 (?)

[Joel S. Berson]

At 9/7/2010 08:27 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>(Offensive children were occasionally called "stinkpots" in my playground.
>Actual aroma was not an issue.  Sailing enthusiasts refer to motorboats as
>"stinkpots.")

Both attested to in the OED.  The former from 1854 (although said of
adults ... "moralists") and the latter from  1972.  As I learned from
passing through Smollet to "stink-pot-flinger" (1704).

Joel

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