stench
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But he’s also puckish – sylph-like and otherworldly, seductive and repellent, as likely to swaddle Sarah in her heart’s desire as he is to toss her into the belching, farting Bog of Eternal Stench.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Stench was a word deliberately chosen, calibrated to the perceived danger of the moment, studiously oblivious to whether it would antagonize colleagues.
From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021
Mary Roach, a science writer, is one of the few humans who’s tried inhaling Stench Soup.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2020
Red Sox Trade Removes a Little of the Stench For the last week, Mark LeBrun, a die-hard fan, has been referring to the Boston baseball club as “the team who shall not be named.”
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2012
Stench, stensh, n. stink: a strong bad odour or smell.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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