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smell test

n. 1 (context idiomatic English) An informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using one's common sense or sense of propriety. 2 An inspection of an object using the sense of smell, as for freshness of food. 3 (context physiology English) An assessment of a subject's ability to detect and distinguish odors.

Usage examples of "smell test".

If I did a smell test I could find a hospital with my eyes closed: disinfectant, medicine, bad cafeteria food, and recycled air through old vents, stale and artificial.

A little smell test is all that was needed to disgust me with school for all time.