rotten egg
Hydrogen sulfide source
A rotten egg is an egg that has spoiled, producing a distinctive sulfurous stench.
The smell is so memorable that rotten egg often describes any foul sulfur odor: The hot springs smelled like rotten eggs.
In children's games, the last one to finish is the rotten egg: Last one there is a rotten egg!
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- sleazeballContemptible, unethical person
- louseWingless biting parasite
scumbag · dirtbag · lowlife · bad apple · black sheep · villain · cad · ne'er-do-well
Decomposed and foul-smelling
- foulOffensive or illegal
- stinkOffensive smell
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- sulfurousContaining yellow element
rank · tainted · contaminated · expired · inedible · rancid · festering · moldy
Device releasing noxious odor
- whoopee cushionAir-filled prank device
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- trickDeliberate deception
mischief · shenanigan · tomfoolery · antics · jest · jape · high jinks · pungent
Toxic gas, foul-smelling
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
geyser · fumarole · sewer gas · swamp gas · mineral springs · well water · geothermal · flatulence
scoundrel
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- sleazeballContemptible, unethical person
louse · scumbag · dirtbag · lowlife · bad apple · black sheep · villain · cad · ne'er-do-well · heel
putrid
Decomposed and foul-smelling
- foulOffensive or illegal
- stinkOffensive smell
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
sulfurous · rank · tainted · contaminated · expired · inedible · rancid · festering · moldy · stale
stink bomb
Device releasing noxious odor
- whoopee cushionAir-filled prank device
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
- gagMouth restraint or jest
trick · mischief · shenanigan · tomfoolery · antics · jest · jape · high jinks · pungent · smelly
hydrogen sulfide
Toxic gas, foul-smelling
hot springs · geyser · fumarole · sewer gas · swamp gas · mineral springs · well water · geothermal · flatulence · methane
- pungent smellsgarlic, onion, skunk, ammonia, sulfur
- Stinksbody odor, skunk, sewage, garbage smell, fart
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- off-flavorsrancid, spoiled, sour, skunking, skunkiness
rotten egggood egg
Dependable, kindhearted person
stand-up guy · good sort · fresh · sweetheart · gem
rotten egggood egg
Dependable, kindhearted person
golden child · team player · stand-up guy · straight shooter
egg, rotten, rotting, rots, rotted, rottenness, rottenest, rotten eggs, bad egg