stink bomb
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3.6
- noun
- /stɪŋk bɑm/
:
bomba fétida
- Prankish seniors must have set off a stink bomb to rout their own commencement.
- set off a stink bomb
- throw a stink bomb
- put a stink bomb
This stuff smells like the worst stink bomb in the world.
- This stuff smells like the worst stink bomb in the world.
Examples
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Just threw his stink bomb and ran.
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What, are you gonna drop a stink bomb on them?
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Nobody ever died from a stink bomb.
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People seem to be running for the exit like someone set off a stink bomb.
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He set off stink bombs in class, broke a few toilets, and managed to stay skinny while eating only French fries.
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The administrator said that one of the stink bombs went off inside the student's book bag.
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People seem to be running for the exit like someone set off a stink bomb.
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Kiki shouted as he lit and tossed the stink bomb at the girls and scampered out of sight.
Synonyms
A small device that makes a very bad smell to drive people away
Antonyms
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small device that releases an unpleasant smell' is directly derivable from combining 'stink' (foul odor) with 'bomb' (a small device), forming a straightforward noun–noun compound. This compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Stink bomb joins stink (a bad smell) and bomb (something that bursts). When these small prank devices burst they send out a strong, unpleasant smell, so the name came to mean 'a small device that releases an unpleasant smell'.