Definition of SMELLFUNGUS

smellfungus

Meanings

Plural: smellfungi, smellfunguses

Noun

  • A faultfinder, complainer, grumbler.

Origin / Etymology

From Smelfungus, name of a hypercritical traveller in A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, a satirical characterization of Tobias Smollett and his Travels Through France and Italy (1766). Apparently from smell + fungus.

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