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Definition of smelling right
smell right
verb
- to be legitimate, trustworthy, moral, etc. Usually used to reflect a person's sense or intuition, rather than known facts.
Something doesn't smell right about this deal.
Citation from Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Nov 10 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 10 2015.
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Other terms relating to 'right': | |
| Definitions include: "all right". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Be right back", as in, "I will return soon." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be right there". | |
| Definitions include: See "cut to the chase". | |
| Definitions include: "That is right". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "do the right thing". | |
| Definitions include: afro. | |
| Definitions include: an expression of extreme agreement. more commonly used by itself in agreement with another party. The "Rights" is emphasized | |
| Definitions include: to get high. | |
| Definitions include: to want very badly. | |
| Definitions include: to have sufficient evidence to hold one responsibility. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I know, right?" | |
| Definitions include: "Everything's okay, I've got everything under control." | |
| Definitions include: In the same tradition as calling shotgun, these two terms refer to the back seats on the left and right side of the vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: the person who one is destined to marry. | |
Other terms relating to 'smell': | |
| Definitions include: something that indicates poor choices made elsewhere in a code base. | |
| Definitions include: an expression of empathy or simple understanding. | |
| Definitions include: that you understand them. | |
| Definitions include: to understand. | |
| Definitions include: to detect that something is not what it seems. | |
| Definitions include: Used when seeing or detecting the presence of a cop nearby. | |
| Definitions include: "See (one) later", i.e. "Goodbye". | |
| Definitions include: Refers to the smell of an unclean woman's vagina, from wear and tear due to sex or activity. | |
| Definitions include: Smells like teen Smear it | |
| Definitions include: to detect that something is amiss. | |
| Definitions include: to take the time to enjoy life. | |
| Definitions include: to acknowledge. | |
| Definitions include: a command/invitation to accept reality. | |
| Definitions include: a variant of "wake up and smell the coffee," which is a command/invitation to accept reality. | |
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