Fug
Fug noun - (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere.
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Smog
Smog noun - An atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency.
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When Mailer later was introduced to Dorothy Parker, she allegedly greeted him by saying, "So you're the man who can't spell 'fuck.'" "Fug" is a real word, funnily enough, meaning "stale air." It was a word for smog in the late 19th century.
Source: Gosh Dang It to Heck!
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Smog and Fug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fug/smog
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Smog or Fug. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fug/smog.
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