Word for someone who puts on too much perfume

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Is there a word for someone who puts on too much perfume ? cologne ?

Curiousstudent · Accepted Answer

You can say reeks of perfume

Which has an appealing literary twist because reeks is usually used to describe bad smells while perfume is supposed to smell good.

user151337 · Answer

Let me suggest "A man/woman of considerable fragrance". You won't find it in a phrasebook I believe, but the phrase is commonly completed instead with words like "standing", "stature", "authority", "acumen" and similarly momentous attributes so the combination with "fragrance" works well to insinuate disproportionate use.

Answered by user151337 on January 19, 2021

Word for someone who puts on too much perfume

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