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fail the smell test
fail the smell test
To be morally questionable, unacceptable, or untrustworthy. The new pro-drilling bill that's being put through Congress certainly fails the smell test, and many are suspicious that Big Oil has been responsible for its inception.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Eduarda | | - | Portuguese |
| Yehoyakim | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
| Kurush | | - | Ancient Persian |
| Elnathan | | el-NAY-thən (English) | Biblical |
| Marcelino | | mahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Aukusti | | OW-koos-tee | Finnish |