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in reply to a message by Jagoda
I can't think of a context in the US where 'smelly' is positive. It's synonymous with stinky. You're disagreeing with a bunch of Americans, so it makes sense they're not seeing your side here.
If an adult said something was smelly, it does seem light-hearted but for young kids, it's about as insulting as you can get before getting into "bad words" territory (and by bad words, I mean child bad words. Like when I was 5 or 6 I said something was "stupid" and a classmate gasped in horror).
Not for kids, I don't think.
Rosalie Lysander Larkin
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If an adult said something was smelly, it does seem light-hearted but for young kids, it's about as insulting as you can get before getting into "bad words" territory (and by bad words, I mean child bad words. Like when I was 5 or 6 I said something was "stupid" and a classmate gasped in horror).
Not for kids, I don't think.
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