stink bomb

noun

: a small bomb charged usually with chemicals that gives off a foul odor on bursting

Examples of stink bomb in a Sentence

Someone set off a stink bomb at the school.
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After the commission’s unanimous vote for the new fireworks rule, a resident noted their neighbor has started to throw smoke and stink bombs. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025 Having been accidentally blinded as a child by a stink bomb, Jenna uses her other senses to receive information. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 June 2025 The stink bomb Jimmy Butler left by quitting on them and ignoring the final two years of his contract is running its natural course. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 Joseph Goebbels ordered his Brownshirts to set off stink bombs and mice in theaters showing the film. Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stink bomb

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stink bomb was in 1915

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“Stink bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stink%20bomb. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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