Coining it: Nostalgia / Nostralgia

M¿s guide to our ever-changing language.

John morrish
Nov 4, 2010

M's guide to our ever-changing language.

OLD WORD: Nostalgia

Since the start of the 20th century, a sentimental longing for the past

NEW WORD: Nostralgia

Nostalgia brought on by a familiar smell

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