# Stinky feet vs stinky toes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-feet-vs-stinky-toes/850526>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 28, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-feet-vs-stinky-toes/850526 "2020-03-28T18:35:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![scarface54345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-feet-vs-stinky-toes/850526/1 "2020-03-28T18:35:26Z")

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I just realized that I don’t understand why they call it “stinky feet” instead of “stinky toes”. It’s not like the whole foot stinks. It’s pretty much just the toes that stink. The heel and the arch are odorless.

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-feet-vs-stinky-toes/850526/2 "2020-03-28T18:44:01Z")

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Trying to save time bathing?

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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-feet-vs-stinky-toes/850526/3 "2020-03-28T21:52:53Z")

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I figure if you float face down in the bathtub, the dirtiest parts get wet that way.  
~VOW

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-feet-vs-stinky-toes/850526/4 "2020-03-28T22:02:46Z")

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No one is going to willingly get close enough to smelly feet to differentiate. “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize it was only your toes that stank! My bad.” 😛

You take your shoes off, people smell foot odor -\> “smelly feet.”