When you see people from your past, you start acting like you did when you used to spend time with them. (i.e. you start acting like a 14-year-old when you unexpectedly run into your freshman year boyfriend at the grocery store)
As made popular by the character of Marshall Erikson on an April 2008 episode of CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother".
As made popular by the character of Marshall Erikson on an April 2008 episode of CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother".
When Linda, the 50-year old elegant socialite, would squeal with delight, bounce on her heels and speak in 70's youth-vernacular whenever she got together with her sorority sister Patty. Her husband explained to his friend, "It's just Revertigo."
by Deerdles April 22, 2008
by tanyasmith April 22, 2008
brought on by being near a person or persons from your past, revertigo is when a person begins to act how they did at the time they knew said person(s).
Coined by the character Marshal Eriksen on the show "How I Met Your Mother."
Coined by the character Marshal Eriksen on the show "How I Met Your Mother."
Tim: Why is Jerry talking like that?
Michael: Revertigo. He was really into the whole beatnik thing in high school.
Michael: Revertigo. He was really into the whole beatnik thing in high school.
by Alex Harm April 22, 2008
When you're around someone from your past and you revert back to the person you were when you knew them.
by klwilson April 22, 2008
by J. Jamieson April 22, 2008
Phenomenon when you're around peoples from your past you start behaving like them. From How I Met Your Mother ep "Sand castles in the sand".
"Dude whenever Beth (white girl) sees her old friend, Shaniqua, she suffers from revertigo and starts talking black...its Hilarious!"
by robbrulz April 23, 2008
Robin, your revertigo is really starting to take over your work. Whenever Ted's friend Punchy comes into town, it's like all of a sudden Ted's in High School again.
by leaseah April 22, 2008