noun
bad smell; unpleasant odor
Refers to an offensive smell, often from food, bodily odors, or decay.
この魚は臭みがある。
This fish has a bad smell.
冷蔵庫から臭みがする。
There's a bad smell coming from the fridge.
noun
Figurative use describing something that feels forced, overly sentimental, or insincere, like a 'stink' of artificiality.
彼の演技には臭みがある。
His acting has a touch of affectation.
その小説は臭みが強くて読みにくい。
That novel is hard to read because it's so fulsome.
Derived from the adjective 臭い (くさい, 'stinky') with the nominalizing suffix み, which turns adjectives into nouns expressing a quality or degree.