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bromopnea en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”) (see bromo-) + -pnea. Coined by William J. Lederer in 1907.

Meanings

  1. (dated, uncountable) The condition of having bad breath.
    • There is no excuse for anybody[…]to have a bad odor from the mouth[…]The worst and most obstinate case of bromopnea can be cured if the causes are diligently sought for and properly treated. 1912, William Josephus Robinson, Sexual problems of to-day, page 254:

Synonyms

halitosis