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

An early example is a stink bomb that clears a sold-out showing of “Jaws” and allows our heroes to watch it, with gas masks in place.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022

They're like idiot kids who set off a stink bomb at the school dance and then wonder why they aren't allowed to come to the next one.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2021

I hear the stink bomb of a story.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor