nose test

nose test
a) An informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using ones common sense or sense of propriety.

In many cases, said Henry J. Stern, the president of the Citizens Union, a civic group, and a former city Parks Commissioner, "you have to apply the nose test." "Does it smell?" he said, referring to such deals. "Is it based on a personal relationship? Does it run contrary to the citys interest?"

b) An inspection of an object using the sense of smell, as for freshness of food.

Make the "nose test" sniffing for fumes, before starting engines.


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