Trout's leading robot looked like a human being, and could talk and dance and so on, and go out with girls. And nobody held it against him that he dropped jellied gasoline on people. But they found his halitosis unforgivable. But then he cleared that up, and he was welcomed to the human race.
Quotes about halitosis (4 Quotes)
A lot of people think that if someone has a chronic bad-breath problem, they don't take care of their teeth, ... They assume bad odor is associated with lack of adequate dental health. But that's not necessarily true. Many if not most people who have chronic halitosis have immaculate care. They've been afflicted for so long and spent so much time trying to find a cure.
Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind.
The trouble with Senator Long is that he is suffering from halitosis of the intellect. That's presuming Senator Long has an intellect.