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rotten

Cruel, mean or immoral.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Cruel, mean or immoral.

His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

In a state of decay.

The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten.
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  • “[Unto the Breach...?] "...no...mn...I don't wanna go for a swim...ye rotten basta-"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"and then we gave Richardson an atomic wedgie for his crimes. The whole town came to watch and throw rotten tomatoes as his tighty whitey flossed cheeks. The end"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “i can't get behind the "most fic writers are fujos" shit because unless they have offered any identifying information you have no idea the specific ins and outs of this person's identity. in case anyone has forgotten "fujoshi" means ROTTEN GIRL. it is an explicitly gendered term”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I feel bad for making him search rotten.com when I was a teenager 😬”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Every thing trump touches is childish and rotten. The next president will surely remove these monstrosities. How can anybody not hate trump for this and for so much more?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.

If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten.
Origin: From , from , past participle of an unrecorded verb related to and , ultimately from . See rot.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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