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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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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Etymology: superb + superseded
Betadbreath
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: bay - tad - breath
Sentence: Bill waited with betadbreath for the release of Pong 2007. He could not seem to focus his eight track mind on anything else, neglecting his pet rock and chia pet.
Etymology: homonym for baited breath, beta - a once stellar format(second only to the eight track tape)
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COMMENTS:
Brings back memories of the whole VHS-Beta war. Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-08: 20:34:00
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Ponglonging
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Pete's ponglonging made him buy that crummy old Amiga at his neighbor's garage sale."
Etymology:
Auldlangsystem
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: old-lang-sys-tem
Sentence: (sung to the tune of Auld Lang syne-traditionally done on New Year's Eve) Should old Ataris be forgot and ever shall we miss them. Should my old Sega be forgot and Auldlangsystems. The games of Auldlangsystems, dear, like Donkey Kong and Pong. These games that kids all play today are difficult and wrong.
Etymology: auld lang syne: times remembered with affection and nostalgia + system: video gaming platforms from the 70's and 80's such as Atari, Seaga, Commodore and Intellivision
Technostalgia
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: tehk-noh-STAHL-juh
Sentence: Alex's girlfriend could not put up with his fits of technostalgia and their Pong dates.
Etymology: technology + nostalgia
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COMMENTS:
Alex should be sure to turn up at Stevenson0's tonight - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-08: 13:47:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-08: 16:33:00
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Techaverse
Created by: Eyeshah
Pronunciation: /TEK-uh-verse/
Sentence: Mario was what you would call techaverse, preferring his Atari, Commodore 64, and Walkman to the high-tech devices of today.
Etymology: tech+averse
Atarism
Created by: retoricaljoe
Pronunciation:
Sentence: You'd better leave out this atarism and buy the xbox kinect stuff...
Etymology:
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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Firstgenist
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: first-jen-ist
Sentence: Doug hated being labeled a "firstgenist", even though that's exactly what he was, with his old Magnavox LaserDisk player that he was so proud of.
Etymology: first-generation proponent
Nintendold
Created by: jdriii
Pronunciation: nen-TEN-old
Sentence: He was so nintendold that he thinks old stuff is better than new.
Etymology: Blend of Nintendo and Old
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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