my boss drinks coffee and chain smokes, which of course gives her the right to get right in my damned face and talk to me...how do you politely tell somebody that their breath is horrid, short of throwing a pack of altoids down her throat when she speaks?
also used to work with this lady and i swear her breath smelled like 4 gerbils just crawled in her throat and died..and yet she was always in everybody's face...using a bunch of words with "p"'s and "h"'s....she knew her breath was foul, but never did anything about it

from eating poop, i'd reckon.

Anxiety said:

oh, wait, i misread the question. i mean:

tell them to quit eating poop.

Tell her the truth and give her some chewing gum.

Don't forget to smile !!!

good question.


I only use toothpaste to make my breath smell better. Fuck my teeth.

I work with a guy who's from Morocco who has a serious breath problem. In all this time, however, no one has confronted him about it. Maybe it has something to do with his religion that he doesn't brush his teeth or use mouthwash....I don't know.

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maybe then she'd get do something about it?

don't even tell them. It can get awkward, fast.

I always have minty fresh breath.

Natsume said:

yeah but when somebody else's breath makes your stomach hurt...i'm just saying...it's like she would have to put 24 of those listerine strips in her mouth at once...it's like that old listerine commercial where the guy is talking and this big ass vapor cloud justc omes out of his mouth

Funny story about stinky breath:

A couple times when I had a pack of gum and offered it to someone (because I was opening it up in front of them and did not want to be rude by not asking them), they jokingly asked me, "Are you trying to tell me something?" Nooo, not really, just offering you gum because I'm trying to be polite.

You could be subtle and casually say "Oh, did you have a Shit-Burger for lunch?". He'll probably get the hint.

meltwithu said:

dude, believe me. One of my supervisors has horrible gingivitis and I'm surprised her teeth haven't fall out yet. Her gums are purple/black and her teeth are brown and clearly dead or dying. Her breath smells like something awful.

I just steer clear of her mouth, but I guess it's not so easy for you.

ReturnOfDOOK said:

Just tell 9sey his breath smells like shit

Bst way I know how...next time you are with this person pull out a piec of gum or a mint non-chalantly and eat one (maybe even say "oh I so need one of these!"...but make sure to offer one to her..say "Oh would you like one too?" If she declines...say politely and a smile...even whisper it..I think you do.

psychodelicide said:

Or what he said....

Always be offering her a mint, along with the requisite "I'm-keeping-my-distance-cause-your-breath-smells-funky" face (the downside of this let-them-save-face approach is that you'll have to be swallowing a fuckload of mints for a while, unfortunately).

If she still doesn't get the message, leave an anonymous note on her desk that says, "I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR BREATH IS THE OLFACTORY EQUIVALENT OF 'IF WAS THE MAN IN UR LIFE'".

say, 'damn your breath smells like shit.'

care for a mentos?

You just look at them square in the eyes and say, "9sey, I'm sorry, but you need to brush your nasty grill!! "

throw up whenever they come in close.

You begin with the words, "i've got this friend" and end it with "how do i tell them?"

Exscuse me? Did you know that your breath smells like something died in your throat? I mean I love you dearly and all.. but look at it this way... if I didn't love I wouldn't tell you. Get some godamn breath mints please. Oh.. and I still love ya.

Ace said:

So. basically. You'd be telling her, "YOUR BREATH ROCKS!"

I work with somebody whose breath you can smell - no exaggeration - long after she's left the room. Honestly, it smells kinda like a septic tank. She's a sweet woman which would make telling her that her mouth smells like dirty kitty litter even more difficult. I know it was brought up to her some time ago, but the rankness persists. I'm guessing it's something she either can't deal with or is a persistent medical condition.

Either way, the shit stank!

RipHer2Shreds said:

I was just gonna say the same thing Only my coworker is a dude. I couldn't believe it. We'd both left the spot where he'd been standing, I came back & STILL SMELLED THE SHIT!!!

I feel bad for him, it must be terrible to get that reaction from people all the time But DAYUM!!

I'm sorry, what did you just say?

meltwithu said:

SoUndZ LIKe SheS eatING 2 mucH ToFU

TMPletz said:

Nah, not really...according to his religion (Islam) he HAS to make sure his mouth is clean because cleanliness is a must in Islam. But of course it´s debatable whether people really practise this aspect of their religion.

The Arabs invented the first toothbrush, a sort of small, wooden stick to chew on and to brush your teeth more than 800 years ago.

It is even said that Muhammad was against eating garlic because it makes your breath smell bad in public.
But of course it is not really forbidden to eat garlic, in fact most of their meals do contain a healthy amount of garlic.


Be blunt and give him a tongue scraper.

Throw a mint in their mouth whilst they are not looking.