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Flyblown

usgb/ˈflaɪbləʊn/Volume
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Negative ConnotationPlay
The word 'flyblown' often implies a strong feeling of disgust, especially when relating to food. SlideThe restaurant lost its license due to serving flyblown leftovers.
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'Flyblown' can conjure up vivid mental images of food swarming with flies, heightening its unappeasable nature. SlideThe garbage can was left open, and soon the trash inside was flyblown.
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Not Just LiteralPlay
While 'flyblown' suggests literal contamination by flies, it can also describe any food perceived as disgustingly inedible. SlideI couldn't touch the flyblown cheese; it had a terrible odor.