Verboticism: Rejujubevenated

'It reminds me of when our kids were babies.'

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.

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Rejujubevenated

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ree/ju/jub/ee/ven/ay/ted

Sentence: Walking through a candy store and smelling the fresh jujubes instantly rejujubevenated me. Unfortunately it also resulted in pulling out a filling which brought back other childhood memories, not so sweet, of sitting in a dentist's chair.

Etymology: rejeuvenated + jujube

Points: 812

Comments: Rejujubevenated

abrakadeborah - 2009-03-23: 06:51:00
I laughed out loud good one! I used to love those :)

readerwriter - 2009-03-23: 09:43:00
And the movies, a double feature, to go with them were about 25 cents!

silveryaspen - 2009-03-23: 13:50:00
Captures the heart and sweetness of youth and childhood ... so very very good!