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retrovester 

A person who wears vintage clothing, especially from the swing dance era (late 1920s to 1940s), as everyday apparel, as opposed to wearing it only for special occasions. See also retrovestry.

From 'retro', a Latin-derived prefix meaning backwards, which today often refers specifically to the imitation of fashions from the recent past, and 'vest' (Middle English: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire 'clothe', or from the Italian vestis, meaning 'garment'), plus 'er' a suffix descriptive of a person of a type described by the rest of the word.
I'm not a true retrovester. I can't find any vintage nicotine patches.
retrovester by Lindybeige August 11, 2011

retrovestry 

The practice of wearing vintage clothing, particularly from the era of swing dance (late 1920s to 1940s), as day-to-day clothing, as opposed to for special occasions only. See also retrovester.
Her dedication to retrovestry was remarkable. Even her tattoos were from period photographs.
retrovestry by Lindybeige August 11, 2011

retrotech 

I prefer to use Casio keyboards because they are so retrotech.
retrotech by Jason Eyre May 18, 2006

metrotextual 

A straight male who uses smileys(i.e., ;-), etc.) in his text messages and IM.
I texted Danny to inform him that I found his lost I-pod and this metrotextual replied with a winking smiley face.
metrotextual by Vers Brown April 1, 2009

Retrosexual 

Retrosexual is the love of the traditional life style and fashion of the 1940's to the 1960's. Retrosexuals often wear fedoras, suits, and listen to swing music.
Ana: Will just bought 5 Benny Goodman cd's and bought a fedora hat!
Steve: Good for him. Maybe he's going retrosexual.
Retrosexual by RetroGuy June 24, 2010

Retrovert 

A fake, retro-styled ad usually created by a YouTuber who is looking to add to the overall theme and style of the video.
Person 1: "Hey, did you know that Ricky Summer is advertising a mercenary company?"
Person 2: "That's a Retrovert, it isn't real."
Retrovert by Synonymynymynym January 20, 2020