Verboticism: Pristechnicry
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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Pretechnolite
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: pre-techno-lite
Sentence: John was a real pretechnolite, always bragging about the marvels of his 1984 Atari.
Etymology: pre (before) techno (technology) lite (elite)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Stevenson0, 2007-11-08: 22:10:00
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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
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Sentence: Elwood was thoroughly segasnooty, totally convinced that his old outdated video games were superior to even the latest and most complex games.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)
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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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
Nostalogical
Created by: babypee
Pronunciation: nos-ta-lodge-i-kal
Sentence: ooh I'm nostalogical for the days of good video games...
Etymology:
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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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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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
