Definition of a code smell

code smell

noun

• something that indicates poor choices made elsewhere in a code base.
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  Last edited on Nov 14 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 14 2015.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
NBD	Definitions include: acronym for "no big deal".
whack-a-mole	Definitions include: From the carnival / arcade game that involves hitting mechanical moles with a mallet as they pop up from their holes.
RL	Definitions include: acronym for "real life".
LYL	Definitions include: acronym for "love you lots".
pip	Definitions include: a person who acts like they know everything but actually knows nothing.
2	Definitions include: "to".
'puter	Definitions include: "computer."
bbygrl	Definitions include: "babygirl", i.e. girlfriend.
rig	Definitions include: a needle used to inject drugs.
omgwtfbbq	Definitions include: acronym for "oh my God, what the fuck, barbecue."
modulo	Definitions include: "except for".
oic	Definitions include: acronym for "oh, I see".
Easter egg	Definitions include: Speculation about the origin of the term includes the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the U.S. and many parts of Europe, as well Faberge' eggs containing hidden objects.
spaghetti code	Definitions include: code whose overall structure is difficult to understand.
FTR	Definitions include: acronym for "for the record".
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Other terms relating to 'code':
code brown	Definitions include: a code used in medical situations to indicate that the patient has defecated themselves.
code monkey	Definitions include: a person who writes (source) code; "programmer".
code red	Definitions include: an emergency situation.
g code	Definitions include: to keep your mouth shut and mind your own business.
spaghetti code	Definitions include: code whose overall structure is difficult to understand.
write-only code	Definitions include: source code that is extremely difficult to understand.
Other terms relating to 'smell':
I smell what you're cooking	Definitions include: an expression of empathy or simple understanding.
I smell you	Definitions include: that you understand them.
smell	Definitions include: to understand.
smell a rat	Definitions include: to detect that something is not what it seems.
smell bacon	Definitions include: Used when seeing or detecting the presence of a cop nearby.
smell (one) later	Definitions include: "See (one) later", i.e. "Goodbye".
smell-o-vision	Definitions include: Refers to the smell of an unclean woman's vagina, from wear and tear due to sex or activity.
smell right	Definitions include: to be legitimate, trustworthy, moral, etc.
Smells like teen Smear it	Definitions include: Smells like teen Smear it
smell something fishy	Definitions include: to detect that something is amiss.
take time to smell the roses	Definitions include: to take the time to enjoy life.
wake up and smell	Definitions include: to acknowledge.
wake up and smell the coffee	Definitions include: a command/invitation to accept reality.
wake up and smell the decaf	Definitions include: a variant of "wake up and smell the coffee," which is a command/invitation to accept reality.

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