SMELLER

Etymology

Noun

smeller (plural smellers)

Someone or something that smells, that detects scent

(informal) the nose

(informal) an accident; cropper

Anagrams

• Mellers, mellers

Source: Wiktionary


Smell"er, n.

1. One who smells, or perceives by the sense of smell; one who gives out smell.

2. The nose. [Pugilists' Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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