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What (who) is rancid - definition

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Rancid (album); Rancid (disambiguation); Rancid (album) (disambiguation); RANCID

rancid         
If butter, bacon, or other oily foods are rancid, they have gone bad and taste old and unpleasant.
Butter is perishable and can go rancid.
ADJ
rancid         
¦ adjective
1. (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being stale.
2. highly unpleasant; repugnant.
Derivatives
rancidity noun
rancidly adverb
rancidness noun
Origin
C17: from L. rancidus 'stinking'.
rancid         
a.
Rank, fetid, musty, fusty, strong-smelling, sour, tainted.

Wikipedia

Rancid

Rancid may refer to:

  • Rancidification, the oxidation of fats, fatty acids, and edible oils
  • Rancid (band), an American punk band, and their eponymous releases:
    • Rancid (EP), the above group's self-titled debut EP released in 1992
    • Rancid (1993 album), their first full-length album
    • Rancid (2000 album), second self-titled album
  • Rancid (film), a 2004 Swedish film
  • RANCID (software), network management software
  • Rancid News, a punk zine also known as Last Hours
Examples of use of rancid
1. Forbidden were beef, internal organs, parasites and anything rancid.
2. The truth is that the entire Honours barrel is rancid.
3. "It‘s very hard for him to talk of the rancid oligarchy here.
4. Those trapped inside were reduced to using purifying tablets to drink water from a rancid well.
5. "It‘s not as rancid as roadkill, but it‘s got a pretty potent smell," he said.