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From the notion that if organic matter smells bad even when on ice then it must be truly rotten.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To be of very poor quality, even repulsive. Full definition →
From the notion that if organic matter smells bad even when on ice then it must be truly rotten.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.