SMOG

smog, smogginess

(noun) air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

smog (countable and uncountable, plural smogs)

A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.

Synonyms: pea-souper, pea-soup fog

Hyponyms

• black smog (combination of smoke and fog; stereotypical 19th century London smog)

• photochemical smog (brown haze and ozone; stereotypical 1980s Los Angeles afternoon smog)

• summer smog

Verb

smog (third-person singular simple present smogs, present participle smogging, simple past and past participle smogged)

(informal) To get a smog check; to check a vehicle or have it checked for emissions.

Anagrams

• GMOs, goms, mogs

Source: Wiktionary



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