stink bomb

1. A small bomb that emits a foul odor on detonation.

2. Slang A poor performance or abject failure.

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stink bomb

(Chemistry) a small glass globe, used by practical jokers: it releases a liquid with an offensive smell when broken

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stink′ bomb`

a small bomb made to emit a foul smell on exploding.

[1910–15]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

stink bomb - a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes

stench bomb

bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

Translations

boule puante

stink bomb

n → Stinkbombe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stink bomb

n → fialetta puzzolente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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