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What air becomes when something nearby has betrayed it.
means To emit a strong, offensive smell — or figuratively, to be conspicuously bad.
from From Old English stincan, which oddly meant to smell in either direction — fragrant OR foul — before centuries of bad luck narrowed it to the nasty end.
Once neutralOriginally meant any smell, good or bad.
Raising a stinkFigurative outrage usage dates to the 1800s.
StinkbugSprays a defensive cilantro-scented chemical when threatened.