rotten fruit
Bruised, moldy peaches
Rotten fruit is fruit that has decayed past the point of being edible—soft, discolored, often foul-smelling.
The phrase appears literally in discussions of food waste or composting, but also figuratively for something that has gone bad or spoiled: The whole project turned out to be rotten fruit.
Rotten fruit was historically thrown at unpopular performers or speakers.
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- gone badSpoiled, unfit to consume
- moldForm-giving container
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
- brown spotsDiscolored patches on surfaces
spoiled · overripe · bad apple · fermented · mushy · brown · flies · compost · compost heap · stench · maggots · soft · decomposing · putrid · fallen · orchard · vinegar · wasps
- Damaged Thingsbroken glass, broken window, cracked screen, shattered glass, shattered mirror
- forest debrisdead leaves, twigs, pine needles, fallen logs, leaf litter
- toxic foodsdeath cap, deadly nightshade, hemlock, water hemlock, belladonna
- Fruit Symbolismapple, pomegranate, fig, grape, grapes
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