Verboticism: Nestalgia
DEFINITION: n., A belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in almost every way, to modern, present-day technology. v., To wish that the today's technology was just as good as it was in the past.
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Colecogone
Created by: Lidipop
Pronunciation: Ko-lee-ko-gone!
Sentence: nothing beats Coleco Vision second generation home video game console...but man, technology like that is just gone...colecogone!! :)
Etymology: Coleco(gaming system)+ Gone.
Abacustalgia
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: ăbə-kə-stăl'jə
Sentence: "Back in my day, we didn't have to wait for our slide rules to 'boot up!' Bah!" complained Grandpa, waxing abacustalgic, again, about the good ol' days. "And this VCR thingy you hooked up to my TV keeps blinking twelve o'clock ever since I kicked the cord out, and now it won't stop. What a lousy, piece of junk clock that thing is..." and so on.
Etymology: abacus (a manual computing device) + nostalgia (a longing for the past, often in idealized form).
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COMMENTS:
I like the way this one sounds. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-08: 08:43:00
So do I - nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-08: 16:24:00
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Superbseded
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: superb + seeded
Sentence: Grumpy old men loved to sit around chatting about the superbseded transport arrangements they enjoyed when the aroma of horse manure lent a romantic ambience to their daily commute.
Etymology: superb + superseded
Ardorchaic
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: ar-door-kay-ic
Sentence: Kimberly spent most of her afternoons shuffling through her latest faxes and glancing toward Zinnia with disgust. Zinnia liked to ignore the office listening to her wireless, solar-powered satellite radio headset and Kimberly preferred the textured sound of her Victrola, or when she was especially ardorchaic, a conk shell strapped to her head.
Etymology: Ardor (enthusiasm, strong desire) + Archaic (old, primitive)
Ponger
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pon/ger
Sentence: Watching people play Wii at Best Buy sent him into a nostalgic moment and he began to ponger how amaaaaaaazing Pong and IntelliVision were and STILL are, but the sales person had no idea what he was talking about when he asked what isle these games were in.
Etymology: PONGER - verb - from PONG (the original video game from the 1980's) + PONDER (To reflect, or consider with thoroughness and care; TO REFLECT)
Retrogret
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: ret ro gret
Sentence: With deep, shoulder shuddering retrogret 26 year old Sam exemplified on the various qualities that made a 90s console a much better play but he knew it was too far gone for these kids with their newfangled gadgets.
Etymology: Retro (reminiscent of the past) & regret (sense of loss and longing for someone or something gone)
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COMMENTS:
simple but right on the mark - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-07: 14:02:00
terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-08: 01:18:00
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