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Smelly

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈsmɛli

Definitions

  1. A smelly person.
  2. a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.

Equivalents

Españolmaloliente
Deutschstinkend
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Examples

And I can get home myself, thank you. Little smelly.”
“Or if you know any piglets with water pistols, maybe you could throw them a bottle of gargle and say, ‘Hoy you smellies, I bet you can’t squirt the little dangly thing up the dark end of my gob with this’.”
However, according to [Joey] Owens, these anarchists are all a bunch of smellies, who run awayscreamingwhile forever being hit over the head with iron bars by victorious fascists.”
Both of them had been calledlittle smellies,” because Hillie insisted their breath reeked of garlic and fish.”
“I have two little smellies to think of too. Family is big and cost of living in this city is increasing by the day.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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