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smell-o-meter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

That which registers the magnitude of odor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • 1997 May 7, William Greene, misc.fitness.weights, Usenet Somebody needs to invent a "smell-o-meter" for gyms

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *smalljan Old English *smiellan Middle English smellen English smell English -o-meter English smell-o-meter From smell + -o-meter.