It 'stinks' that you can't stay longer. [=I'm very sorry/disappointed that you can't stay longer]
Something 'stinks' about his story. [=something about his story does not seem true or honest]
The food is good at that restaurant, but the service 'stinks'.
(..) from poor white trash, are you? And that accent you've tried so desperately to shed: Pure West Virginia. What is your father, dear? Is he a coal miner? Does he stink of the lamp? How quickly the boys found you. All those tedious, sticky fumblings in the back seats of cars, (..)1991 The Silence of the Lambs