chatscent

/ˈtʃætˌsɛnt/nounVerified New

The recognizable flavor of machine-generated prose — its smoothness and favorite words — detectable to practiced readers.

Certain words and cadences now carry a smell, and readers who handle enough text develop the nose for it. The suspicion also attaches to human writers, which is part of the cost.

Etym. — chat + scent — AI prose treated as something with an odor; the smell test formalized.

Rel. — astroturfscent

Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08

review evidence: wordstoreview/review-batch-3-10-media.md

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Method: Editorial batch review — per-word exact-form web search (WebSearch/Tavily) per docs/REVIEW-criteria.md §2