- smoggy
- Noun. A person from Middlesbrough. From the area's heavy industry and resulting polution. Cf. 'smog-monster'. Mainly North-east use
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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smoggy — [[t]smɒ̱gi[/t]] smoggier, smoggiest ADJ GRADED A smoggy city or town is badly affected by smog. The smoggy sprawl of Los Angeles is America s largest manufacturing and trading centre … English dictionary
smoggy — adjective Having smog. It was a smoggy day in LA, but most days there have excessive smog by other peoples standards … Wiktionary
smoggy — adj. Smoggy is used with these nouns: ↑sky … Collocations dictionary
smoggy — smog ► NOUN ▪ fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants. DERIVATIVES smoggy adjective. ORIGIN blend of SMOKE(Cf. ↑smokeless) and FOG(Cf. ↑fog) … English terms dictionary
smoggy — adjective clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog the smoggy atmosphere of Los Angeles • Similar to: ↑cloudy • Derivationally related forms: ↑smog, ↑smogginess … Useful english dictionary
smoggy — /smog ee, smaw gee/, adj., smoggier, smoggiest. full of or characterized by smog. [1925 30; SMOG + Y1] * * * … Universalium
Smoggy — noun A person from Middlesbrough … Wiktionary
smoggy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Heavy, dark, or dense, especially with impurities: hazy, murky, turbid. See CLEAR … English dictionary for students
smoggy — adj. of or pertaining to smog, characterized by smog … English contemporary dictionary
