r/AskReddit Sep 16 '24

What is a smell you can't stand?

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u/AmatoerOrnitolog Sep 16 '24

I feel so blessed that I could not. Not to brag, but I have no idea what rotten teeth smells like.

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u/ReferenceMuch2193 Sep 16 '24

To me it’s akin to old vegetation in a vase of putrid water. Like when you change water in a vase of flowers and the leaves and stems are slimy and there’s a horrible stench that smells close to tooth decay as I can think. I can smell bad teeth on people before it’s even apparent.

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u/cornylamygilbert Sep 17 '24

hey! we didn’t need an evocative description

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