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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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Segasnooty
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SAY-geh-snoo-tee
Sentence: Elwood was thoroughly segasnooty, totally convinced that his old outdated video games were superior to even the latest and most complex games.
Etymology: Blend of 'Sega' (video game) and 'snooty' (Snobbishly aloof; haughty)
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.)
Wistfileness
Created by: libwen
Pronunciation: wist-fyl-ness
Sentence: Bill's dislike of cell phones, iPods, and flash drives were symptoms of his underlying wistfileness.
Etymology: wistfulness (sadness, yearning) + file (computer file)
Classicagraphicalistics
Created by: aiiden
Pronunciation: Classica-graphical-istics
Sentence: The classicagraphicalistics of old school console games are much more easy to understand than most of the newer video games now adays.
Etymology: classical+graphics+statistics
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COMMENTS:
dork - aiiden, 2007-11-08: 10:26:00
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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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Technostalgia
Created by: avandivai
Pronunciation: tek-noh-stahl-ji-ah
Sentence: Daisy despised her father for his technostalgia; his insistance on carrying his monstrously large and ancient cellphone while chaperoning the senior trip to Great America had made her a laughingstock in front of her friends.
Etymology: Technology (Electronic or digital products and systems) + Nostalgia (A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.)
Geezertech
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gee-zer-tek
Sentence: Wally just doesn't trust a phone that seems to be smarter than he is. He's sure it is constantly pulling a fast one on him. He is much more at ease with his geezertech cell phone that he uses to talk to people and maybe, if he has to, send a text message.
Etymology: geezer (an odd or eccentric man) + tech (technology)
Imaginalgia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Im-adj-in-al-jya
Sentence: During a moment of imaginalgia, Harold recalled the fun he had with his Atari while forgetting just how limited it was compared to his PSIII
Etymology: Imagination + nostalgia
Nostalogical
Created by: babypee
Pronunciation: nos-ta-lodge-i-kal
Sentence: ooh I'm nostalogical for the days of good video games...
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
mplsbohemian - 2007-11-08: 03:52:00
I actually do think Super Mario 3 rocked hardcore.
remistram - 2007-11-08: 09:18:00
Atari was the bomb!
You can actually download a version of Super Mario 3 to play on Wii. The best of both worlds ~ James
cawnpore - 2007-11-12: 21:57:00
Great word, it captures the meaning indeed!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
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