The smell that hovers around many poor people comprising cigarette smoke, cheap perfumes designed to mask odors (ex. Fabreeze), insecticides (ex. Raid), scented laundry detergent, and alcohol breath.
When I saw that guy, I knew he wasn't wealthy, but when I smelled his reek of poverty, I knew he was really scraping to get by.
by wouldaben January 10, 2011