effluvium
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Definition(s):
- (n) a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)
Usage(s):
- It is an effluvium created by economic, political, historical conditions.
- The Brownies wear uniforms that remind most of bad taste or effluvium, they've repeatedly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and have never been to a Super Bowl.
- The coiffures are constructed to last three or four weeks; when cut open, they often emit a noxious effluvium and occasionally a living creature.
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