Verboticism: Ataririze
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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Gearstalgia
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: gear stal zha
Sentence: Who doesn't feel a wistful gearstagia when they hear Elvis' music the way it was meant to be played.. on a warm round sound of a tubed hi fi.
Etymology: gear + nostalgia = gearstalgia
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COMMENTS:
Technostalgia would have been good, too. - skeeterzirra, 2008-10-07: 20:06:00
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Atariquarian
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: atari/kwarian
Sentence: The atariquarians have monthly meetings to keep alive the grandeur of a better, sturdier video game experience
Etymology: atari (one of the first video game systems + antiquarian
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COMMENTS:
...and they usually are Aquarians... - remistram, 2007-11-08: 09:25:00
Great Word as usual Jabber! I've invited all verbotomists to my house tonight to play Pong. Bring your Atari and you can attach it to my colour TV and we'll hook up Pong to the Black and White. We'll play some REAL video games. Everyone's welcome!! Purple, bring your Richard Harris and Beatle albums!!! I'll pick up a new needle for the record player on the way home from work. - Stevenson0, 2007-11-08: 09:29:00
sounds like a plan Stevenson0 and remistam, maybe it is the 'Age of Atariquarians' - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-08: 11:48:00
Another great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-08: 16:25:00
Perhaps, they were antiquarians and yearned for "auldwangtime!" - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-08: 18:01:00
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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: ponder + pong (the original video game - hey I still have an original working Radio Shack model in my basement - any Verbotomists free after work today drop by and I'll show you a REAL game while I ponger how I was nearly class champion in the ol' days
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COMMENTS:
Stevenson0, since you mentioned Intellivision how bout we play Dungeons and Dragons? - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-08: 13:51:00
This could get serious Jabber! Depending on how tonight's Atari/Pong evening goes, just you could drop by tomorrow night for some D&D. - Stevenson0, 2007-11-08: 16:12:00
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Segadget
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: say/gad/jet
Sentence: As if we would want to, dad constantly reminds us to stay out of his den AND that we are NOT to touch his segadgets. "As if."
Etymology: Sega + Gadget = Segadget
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - Mustang, 2008-10-07: 23:14:00
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Retrophile
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) rět'rō-fīl'
Sentence: Harvey, ever the retrophile, prefers his vinyl LP collection to digital, saying that the scratches and hissing only add character to the sound quality.
Etymology: retro- (of or designating an earlier time) + -phile = (one who prefers or loves)
Atariquarian
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: atari/kwarian
Sentence: The atariquarians have monthly meetings to keep alive the grandeur of a better, sturdier video game experience. They're also working on a musical called "The Age of Atariquarians".
Etymology: atari (one of the first video game systems + antiquarian
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COMMENTS:
Very good word - TJayzz, 2008-10-07: 10:38:00
Haha. I'm down with the Age of Atariquarians. So when's the album coming out? - zxvasdf, 2008-10-07: 11:14:00
Like it a lot - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-08: 01:19:00
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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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Nostaljunk
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nästaljəngk
Sentence: Wesley loves his nostaljunk. Thoroughly convinced that the games he grew up with are the best he spends most weekends scouring thrift markets and yard sales to feed his addiction. The fact is he spends so much time looking for controllers, games and consoles that he has little time to play.
Etymology: nostalgia (a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past) + junk (old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value)
Protectro
Created by: Abraxised
Pronunciation: prow-tect-trow
Sentence: That guy is such a protectro
Etymology: protect(to defend)+retro(imitative of a style or fashion from the recent past.)
