DEFINITION: n. A wayward scent or aroma which invokes distant memories of one’s childhood or younger days. v. To be suddenly catapulted into the past by a very strong odor.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Scentiment: /sen tim ment/ When Barbie was tending her sick husband,Ken, the smell of changing diapers took her back to t he days when she tended her babies. It was a lovely scentiment for her, an empty nester…a reminder that she was still needed by someone. Of course the outlook in those days was different. She knew that they would soon outgrew their bad habits and become productive citizens…just the opposite of now. Oh well, in sickness and in health… Or like her friend told her, “Marriage is like a deck of cards, it starts with 2 hearts and a diamond and in the end you just want a club and a spade”! Etymology: Scent (an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced) & Sentiment(tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion, particularly of bygone days) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Scentiment:
galwaywegian, 2010-10-05: 04:36:00
nice
Remimisscents: /rem-i-miss-scents/ The sweet fragrance of sticky buns and coffee propelled Sue into remimisscents of a childhood spent with her grandmother, whose baking prowess was legendary. She yearned for those happy, carefree days when she could eat as many sweet treats as she wanted to without gaining an ounce. She missed Grandma, too. Etymology: reminiscence: an experience or event recollected; an event that brings to mind a similar, former event + miss: to long for + scents: aroma; fragrance Created by: mrskellyscl.
Historeek: /hisss tor eeeek/ the historeek led to hystereeks Etymology: historic reek Created by: galwaywegian.
Yesterwhiff: /yess-ter-wiff/ Whenever she ate at the local diner the yesterwhiff of bacon & eggs aroma made her smile. Etymology: yesterday + whiff Created by: remistram.
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