02-07-2010, 10:54 PM
Yes, I know of no technical term, but the slightly offensive (you wouldn't say it around an elderly person) "old lady/man/person smell" is what people say. I usually say "old man smell" or "old person smell." I've heard people say "lady," but I don't think it's that common.
The most polite way I know of saying it is "it smells like mothballs."
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