Definitions
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- noun An explosion of unpleasant
odors , like rotten eggs,garbage , or other unpleasant odors. - noun A device that produces such burst of unpleasant odors.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Seriously, DTL, there are a shitload of us on the "right" who are positively disposed toward your core argument, and then you lay this kind of stinkbomb that causes us to take a quick reality check.
Harry Reid just called Chief Justice John Roberts a liar. Ann Althouse 2009
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ABC may be ready to throw away prime real estate with something that has "stinkbomb" written all over it, but it doesn't have to be that way.
unknown title 2009
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ABC may be ready to throw away prime real estate with something that has "stinkbomb" written all over it, but it doesn't have to be that way.
unknown title 2009
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But even though I answered and disarmed this particular stinkbomb before you lobbed it, you simply had to throw it anyway.
MIND MELD: Books We Love That Everyone Else Hates (and Vice Versa) 2010
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Most of the time, I remained out of the questioning, although a few times I did change the course of the chatting with some pithy little stinkbomb observation.
Binky Philips: Interviewing Pink Floyd, Dining With Tony Bennett, and Getting Advice From an Undercover Cop Binky Philips 2011
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But this question has always been the stinkbomb lurking over the whole Mac market.
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What is before them is the choice between whether just those people who voted for the stinkbomb go down, or whether it reduces the Democrat Party to the same status as the Libertarian Party fighting for ballot access every election, only without the principles the Libertarians exhibit.
The Tale of the Two Jonathans — Chait and Cohn - Dan_Perrin’s blog - RedState 2010
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Was it the whole intention, as some have claimed, to lob a stinkbomb into the ongoing leadership campaign?
Diary 2010
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The next day at lunch, the cat dropped a feline stinkbomb (which are, indeed, very stinky) and Misterpie and I wrinkled our noses.
Archive 2008-12-01 kittenpie 2008
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The next day at lunch, the cat dropped a feline stinkbomb (which are, indeed, very stinky) and Misterpie and I wrinkled our noses.
And I quote... kittenpie 2008
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