What is bad smell in British slang?

whiffy (British, slang) pongy (British, informal) mephitic. a mephitic stench. niffy (British, slang)

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What is smelly British slang?

We have Scotland to thank for it. In Scottish English, 'ming' is an old word for a bad smell, so originally 'minging' meant 'smelly' - as it still can. But of course calling someone smelly is a perfect way of insulting them, and around the year 2000 British teenagers started using it more broadly to mean 'disgusting'.

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What is the English word for bad smell?

Some common synonyms of stinking are fetid, fusty, malodorous, musty, noisome, putrid, and rank. While all these words mean "bad-smelling," stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting.

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What is the Australian slang for a bad smell?

'bit on the nose' - Smelly.

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What is Australian slang swear word?

'Suckhole', 'get rooted', 'no wuckers' and 'we're not here to f*** spiders' are some of the more modern colourful phrases identified as uniquely Australian obscenities by the Australian National Dictionary Centre's Chief Editor, Dr Amanda Laugesen.

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What is an Australian rude word?

Bugger. (Noun/verb/adjective) A mild profanity that's also one of the most versatile words in Australian English. Exclamation; “Bugger! I dropped some more avo on myself.”

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What is the slang for body odor?

"B.o." means body odor, usually caused by sweating. Example: Man, you've got to do something about your b.o. Do you ever take a shower?

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What is a nickname for bad breath?

Dragon breath. Yuck mouth. Stank breath. These are some of the (believe it or not) kinder nicknames for chronic bad breath (or halitosis).

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Is Fusty a real word?

adjective,fus·ti·er, fus·ti·est. having a stale smell; moldy; musty: fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing. old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like: They still live in that fusty, gingerbread house.

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What is British slang for bad taste?

Naff – is used to describe something that is of poor or inferior taste.

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What is dirty British slang words?

Shag – v – To have sex. Slag – v – A whore. To call a woman a slag is a grievous insult. Snog – v – Passionate kissing, not sex.

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What is Odourous in British English?

Meaning of odorous in English. having an unpleasant smell: The chlorine dioxide neutralizes the odorous sulphur compounds.

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What is a Snollygoster?

snollygoster (plural snollygosters) (slang, obsolete) A shrewd person not guided by principles, especially a politician.

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Is Snollygoster an English word?

A favorite of political pundit Bill O'Reilly, snollygoster came into English in the 1800s to refer to a shrewd and unprincipled person, and especially an unprincipled politician.

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What is a Bumfuzzle word?

chiefly dialectal. : confuse, perplex, fluster.

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What is another word for stinky?

Synonyms of stinky (adj.

noxious. putrid. revolting. smelly. stinking.

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What is h word for bad breath?

Bad Breath (Halitosis)

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How do you address someone with bad breath?

Instead of saying how bad their breath is one day, offer praise for a particularly good breath day, to help motivate them to have more. Comments like 'that flavor of gum makes your breath smell good,' or 'I like that new toothpaste you're using' are easy ways to subtly alter your loved one's behavior, without having to ...

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What is the word for smelly armpits?

This can be particularly strong when it happens in the axillary region (underarms). In this case, the condition may be referred to as axillary osmidrosis. The condition can also be known medically as apocrine bromhidrosis, ozochrotia, fetid sweat, body smell, or malodorous sweating.

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Why do Australians say no so weird?

This could occur because the word “no” is an example of what linguists call an open syllable, meaning it has no consonant at its close. This allows the speaker to lengthen the vowel and draw it out – a feature we love in different Australian accents!

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How do you say no like an Australian?

While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.

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What is Aussie slang for angry?

If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'. Crook can also be used to describe a criminal. Cuppa: if someone asks for a cuppa, they want a cup of tea. Cut snake (Mad as a): this is an extremely Australian way to say that someone is very angry.

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What does it mean to Flapdoodle?

noun. slang foolish talk; nonsense.

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What does Flapdoodle mean in slang?

Flapdoodle, “nonsense; bosh,” is a colloquialism that first appeared in print in 1834 along with a definition: “It's the stuff they feed fools on.” Flapdoodle has no reliable etymology; the meaning of flap is pure conjecture, but some scholars suggest that doodle has its archaic sense “a fool, silly person.” Mark Twain ...

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