stink bomb

NOUN

bomb that gives off odor

Synonyms

WEAK

odorous bomb stink ball stinkpot

Example Sentences

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If throwing a stink bomb into Maine wasn’t the “intent,” what was?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

“We have video footage of a stink bomb being shot on to the ship, and the position that the Japanese claim the sailor should be in, he simply isn't there,” Jonas Christoffersen told BBC.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

He also said police had confiscated thousands of stink bomb toys, indicating that some of the alleged attacks might have been copycat pranks.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Do not blame me for dropping this stink bomb of an anecdote on you.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

The one other time Alex could remember getting sent home early was when someone set off a stink bomb last year in the girls’ bathroom.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers