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The pungent miasma of cedar and mothballs that emanates within confined spaces such as elevators, bathrooms, buses, and taxi cabs after they have been previously occupied by old people.
I puked my Zellers Z-burger onto the floor because the place reeked of old people smell.
I had to let off a dutch hand grenade to clear the air of the old people smell.
by Daz March 08, 2005
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1. The default beliefs installed when you were a child.

2. An unexamined position you absorbed from your environment growing up.
I grew up in a conservative home so my factory settings lead me to vote Republican.
I grew up in a liberal home so my factory settings lead me to vote Democrat.
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the smell commenly found in old folks homes, hospitals, funeral homes,Goodwill,The Salvation Army and pretty much any place else that is boring as hell to be in.
it smells like the old people smell at the family reunion.
by Brian Smith November 08, 2004
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The pungent miasma of cedar and mothballs that emanates within confined spaces such as elevators, bathrooms, buses, and taxi cabs after they have been occupied by old people.
I puked my Zellers burger onto the floor because the place reeked of old people smell.
Man, had to let off a dutch hand grenade to clear the air of the old people smell.
by Daz March 08, 2005
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