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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.
Verboticisms
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Yeterteclovea
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: Say " yester " then " tec " and then " love " and " a " .
Sentence: He's such a yesterteclova !
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
You might want to change the spelling of your word. It's much better once you see what you intended. - astorey, 2008-10-07: 11:57:00
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Nestalgia
Created by: Player1
Pronunciation: Ness-tahl-juh
Sentence: Somehow, playing the new Wii only made John feel NEStalgiac.
Etymology: NES + nostalgia
Segasnob
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: say-guh-snob
Sentence: Brad was a Segasnob, believing that his old outdated video games were superior to even the latest from Wii.
Etymology: Blend of Sega™ and Snob
Intellivangelist
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: In-tele-van-juh-list
Sentence: In Gary’s opinion the Intellivision was the greatest video game console ever made. He would go on and on about the strategy he used to play Astrosmash; it was almost as if he was giving a sermon. He was truly the last Intellivangelist.
Etymology: Intellivision is a video game console released by Mattel in 1979. + Evangelist: Greek euangelist; A person marked by evangelical enthusiasm for or support of any cause.
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COMMENTS:
Deep and spiritual- good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-08: 16:28:00
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Pongaphase
Created by: guyspeller1919
Pronunciation: pong-a-faze
Sentence: My dad is in a state of pongaphase because of the ancient game of pong.
Etymology: pong-first video game
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COMMENTS:
NOOO - guyspeller1919, 2007-11-08: 21:12:00
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Commadore
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: Com-a-door
Sentence: Marcy tried to love the iMac, she even had a begrudging admiration for the functionality of Windows--though she felt they hit the point of diminishing returns after Windows 98. But, in her mind, Marcy was a true commadore, believing that the only computer worth using was one you had to program yourself.
Etymology: Commodore was one of the first PCs on the market. Commadore combines the brand with the verb "adore."
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COMMENTS:
what a difference a letter makes - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-07: 14:06:00
I love it and got it immediately, which dates me. Commadore was previously used as a computer name. - skeeterzirra, 2008-10-07: 20:04:00
I had a commodore 16 with an audio cassette storage drive.....hahaha - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 09:45:00
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Tiredism
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: ti-er-dism
Sentence: He launched into a tiredism about Windows 95 whenever he started of his new laptop. Unfortunately it came with Vista and there was really nothing anyone could do but agree with his tiredistic view.
Etymology: tired+ ism
Ponglonging
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Pete's ponglonging made him buy that crummy old Amiga at his neighbor's garage sale."
Etymology:
Atarism
Created by: retoricaljoe
Pronunciation:
Sentence: You'd better leave out this atarism and buy the xbox kinect stuff...
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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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