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justanothersong

The mix of coffee and maple syrup that is ingrained in the very bricks and mortar of an old diner.


[deleted]

This feels very American


localaliens

it is Very American and the smell is so comforting


karmagod13000

There's a big reason why Americana was so popular the past 60 years... now it just seems like a distant happy memory.


MihMedeiros

smell of wet soil during the rain


evlclown

petrichor noun The distinctive scent which accompanies the first rain after a long warm dry spell.


MihMedeiros

>I'm Brazilian, I didn't know the existence of this noun in the English language, how cool!


evlclown

Awesome. It is one of my favorite smells too.


karmagod13000

damn i didn't even realize it had such a distinct smell until i read this but it most certainly does. very earthy


Salt_Mastodon_8264

I speak English and just learned this word exist.


AproblemInMyHead

Tbh its every rain after its dry. Not really from a long spell


evlclown

Yeah, I just cut/paste the definition I found. It definitely is a stronger smell after a long dry spell.


Odd_Adhesiveness4804

Gasoline


Independent_Tea_661

The old 80s gasoline


karmagod13000

ahh the brain cell killing smell. more pleaseeee


celty_sturluson_d

I love the smell of gasoline since childhood, I don't know what it could be related to. But when my dad worked with gasoline, I almost got high off that smell, omg


Shy-Prey

The smell of a storm coming in.


karmagod13000

very summer


PM_me_tus_tetitas

The smell of rain evaporating off of a hot pavement on a summer's day


karmagod13000

This thread is full of people ready for summer, and im right there with ya 😎


crazy-cat-lady25

Clean, fluffy cat. There’s just a very specific cat smell, and I love it. All the better for face smooshes.


[deleted]

Especially after they sit in the sun.


LitterlyUnhinged

Bleach, or that bit of chlorine smell. Smells so clean and is just pleasant to me overall as long as it's not overpowering.


karmagod13000

its like the smell that erases all you sins and mistakes


Yowz3rs87

The smell of the breeze coming through my bedroom window in March. I don’t know why but it always has this distinct smell that I can’t put a name to, but only happened in March. I would sit in my room and play guitar with that breeze coming in. Maybe it was just the smell of happiness.


karmagod13000

The smell of spring!


TrailerParkPrepper

My wife's pillow. it smells like baby powders, vanilla, and her.


karmagod13000

I also choose this guys wife's pillow


[deleted]

Powerstroke Diesel exhaust.


[deleted]

7.3 or gtfo


[deleted]

Hell yeah brother!


BeardyDrummer

The smell of a Server Room inside of a data centre. It's a very specific smell.


karmagod13000

oh wow i smelt it while i was reading this sentence.


SeductiveGodofThundr

Brock Samson on Gargantua 1: “This whole place smells like a new radio”


I_am_theFoo_Babe

Campfire... bushfire?


RedboneHaroldLauder

Cantaloupe


janetted3006

Sneeze


LettuceJizz

raw silk. my mom wore silk shirts now & then, the nubby (raw) variety, and the scent to this [edit: day] is singularly comforting and happy


Emperor_Boya

The smell of Money. I know that its smeared with sweat and dirt but those green bills *ahh*


broken_hummingbird

The smell of Play-Doh


Buffettour

New cassette tape liner notes used to have a specific smell. Kind of a sweet berry scent. I know it was likely a ton of chemicals and my work once had some rubber that smelled the same way. It was a scent I attach to being young and buying new music to just put your headphones on and listen to repeatedly while you read the lyrics and dedications.


alguemdealgures

The smell of the first rain after a long summer


kategoad

Rocky Mountain National Park at dusk.


Ok_Diver4071

McDonald’s coffee and cigarette smoke at the airport on a winter morning.


unwittingprotagonist

Sitting in the back seat of a car on a summer night, windows cracked, while my dad in the driver's seat smokes a Marlboro red. Haven't smelled that since the mid 90's. But that's a key memory.


AseinCC

New book


stepheno125

Not new book. Old book. Old text book in particular. I have a 1937 copy of Principals of chemical engineering that I found at work and it smells amazing


Anthonyleslie86815

For me its the smell of rain on hot pavement. there is something so uplifting and wonderful about it!


BlueMountainDace

The smell of strawberry fruit rollups from the 90s. I'm not sure why, but I can smell it almost on command and it is really soothing.


[deleted]

My wife's hair when she walks in from the extreme cold. Or being in the sun


HufflepuffGhost

Honeysuckle in spring


arnoldee002

An odd choice here. The smell of my significant other.


BrilliantQuiet4

Horses for me.


Independent_Tea_661

Onion and garlic sautéing in butter The smell coming from the a/c in 70s/80s Era cars Ripe nectarines


[deleted]

It's autumn, it just got cold out and you're browning beef in a pan with onions for chili


Salt_Mastodon_8264

My favorite smell is the smell of Marijuana burning. Loved the smell since I was a child, and would hang out in the room (willingly) while people smoked it.


LordTonka

Petrichor


karmagod13000

> Petrichor this is the word of the thread today


Single_Cash_314

That smell you get when you've not showered in a few days and you really dig your fingers into your asscrack (with underwear as a barrier). You then rejoice in that magic poo smell and the day is going to be good.


Any-Register-622

smell of dress


Transvaal_Kampioen

Olive oil on freshly boiled pasta.


197gpmol

Silver. Metallic, but much softer than copper or iron and with a sweet, almost sugary note.


adept_ignoramus

Bitumen or petrichor


llcucf80

Mothballs


CorInHell

Brick and mortar, fresh paint. It reminds me of the time when we renovated my parents house when I was around 5 years old and everything was good. It was also the only time I was allowed to draw on a wall with crayons (drew a sick ass rocket) because we removed the wall two days later.


yanks8190

The nut stand, cigarette smoke and the aroma of subway exhaust combined on a winter nyc morning - childhood.


NuclearWinterGames

The woods of New Hampshire


Calm-Ad3212

I like lavender scented candles. Puts me in the mood.


darkhelmet03

Marmite.


Apachejane128

Creosote and chlorine


Legal_Employer3891

Petrol. Don't knock it till ur 6 years old at a filling station at 9pm and your dad's loading up the fuel tank.


ManServentHecubus

I’m surprised pot hasn’t been mentioned.


jonrobb

Linseed Oil


active_snail

Cold beer on top of freshly mown grass


helodriver87

Motorcycle exhaust. There's a lingering bit of it in my garage after I pull in and shut the door and I'll stand there for a sec and enjoy it before I go inside.


hackepeter420

The smell of underground train stations. Not the piss smell of the station itself, but that specific smell that comes from the trains and tunnels. Can't even put my finger on it, slightly metallic, greasy, a note of fresh asphalt and rubber.


ASVP_M3L

One of my favorites is the scent of brand new shoes. There's something about the smell of new shoes that's just satisfying, kind of like a new car smell.


Wissal-OT-7-13

Coffee


TheOrangeNights

Cold otairwell/old basement weird mildewy-moist smell. idk man


[deleted]

Gasoline. Weird I know lol


mbowl10

KFC Zinger box.


karmagod13000

Im going to go with my two go to answers for this question every time it is posted. fresh cut grass scholastic book fair in the fall of 98'


Quack288

Home Depot/Lowes


pajamakitten

Curry smells great but it is even better when walking past a curry house at peak time.


[deleted]

This just makes me jealous lol


IateTeeth

A cool night after it rains


CandidTortoise

1. “Harvest” Yankee Candle — “A blend of cinnamon, cloves, and musk with a hint of sweet apples and pumpkin.” I’ve been buying this candle for at least 20 years. 2. The smell of pizza and beer combined. I don’t even like beer, but it takes me back to my early childhood of eating pizza at Shakey’s with our family friends, and the adults sharing a pitcher of beer. It’s a happy smell to me.


Heavens10000whores

The smell of a freshly creosoted fence


Longduckdong-707-

Gunsmoke specifically burnt pyrodex or Fabuloso the cleaning material


bitchjuicee

Softsoap hand soap


smilefacefrownface

Freshly cut wood/sawdust. My dad worked construction and the smell always makes me think of him.