smellies
Britishplural noun
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"Mum came to us every Christmas and I'd make her a hamper of nice things. Her favourite jam, lovely smellies, things that she really liked," says Heather, who's a teacher in Belfast.
From BBC
Ah, you mean what some people call “smellies”? That’s right.
From The Guardian
She’s the Queen of Smellies, basically.
From The Guardian
The closing entry, “Mr. P and the Wind,” about an enchanted zoo where the animals can communicate with each other through their thoughts and read the mouths of humans, who they call “Smellies,” is a loopy and macabre bedtime story for kids at heart.
From Seattle Times
Trailing the visually dramatic T shirts by a nose are the Smellies shirts �scented with everything from pizza to burnt rubber.
From Time Magazine Archive
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