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noun
a small bomb made to emit a foul smell on exploding.
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Also called stench bomb.
Origin of stink bomb
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby stink bomb
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How to use stink bomb in a sentence
And yet, this will be the media frame: “Obama throws stink bomb.”
The letter ignited a stink bomb on Wall Street and provoked oodles of controversy and commentary in the media.
With unerring accuracy the "stink-bomb" vanished into the dark recess.
A Lively Bit of the Front|Percy F. Westerman
British Dictionary definitions for stink bomb
stink bomb
noun
a small glass globe, used by practical jokers: it releases a liquid with an offensive smell when broken
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