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smells the coffee

smells the coffee is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell the coffee.

Meaning of smell the coffee

Verb

smell the coffee (third-person singular simple present smells the coffee, present participle smelling the coffee, simple past and past participle smelled the coffee)

  1. To wake up and smell the coffee.
    • The gay and lesbian movement has been white and middle class, and it is very meaningful for working class gay and gay people of color that our movement has finally smelled the coffee on this and it is taking up in a major way.1991 December 15, Jacob Smith Yang, quoting Sue Hyde, “Anti-ROTC Or Anti-Military?”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 22, page 6

Questions about smells the coffee

What is smells the coffee the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Smells the coffee is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell the coffee.

Words near smells the coffee in the dictionary

  1. smells like a tart's handkerchief
  2. smells of the lamp
  3. smells of the shop
  4. smells out
  5. smells the barn
  6. smells the coffee
  7. smells up
  8. smells what someone is stepping in
  9. smellscape
  10. smellscapes
  11. smellsome

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