bad breath

noun

: breath that smells unpleasant
He has bad breath.

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“Bad breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20breath. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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