smoggy

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Definition of smoggy

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (derogatory, sometimes)A person from Middlesbrough.
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noun

  1. (derogatory, sometimes)A person from Middlesbrough.

adj

  1. Having smog.
    “It was another smoggy day in Los Angeles.”
    “In Los Angeles, that means relatively cool with few temperature inversions that trap the gases that help make the region the smoggiest in the country.”
    “She was all right. The abuse she was suffering wouldn't hurt her. The bright sun would forget all about it. The smoggy sky would turn brown studies to gold. (What crap.)”
    “Even the clearest distinction between the two cities — climate — has been smoggier of late.”

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Etymology

From smog, the fumes given off from large industrial areas and buildings, for which Middlesbrough is famous.

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