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smell test
smell test
A hypothetical pass/fail "test" that gauges the moral acceptability or trustworthiness of someone or something. The new pro-drilling bill that's being put through Congress doesn't pass the smell test, and many are suspicious that Big Oil has been responsible for its inception.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| AdorjÁN | | - | Hungarian |
| Issac | | IE-zək | English |
| Dirk | | DIRK (Dutch), DEERK (German), DURK (English) | Dutch, German, English |
| Dillon | | ['dilən] | |
| Phoebus | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Vicente | | [vi'senti] | |