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Distalgia

A feeling of longing or nostalgia for something that has never existed and/or could never exist in the first place.
I feel distalgia when I listen to old bands, even though I wasn't alive when they were popular.

I felt distalgic in an old style coffee shop, though I'd never been to one before.

I feel distalgia when I think of a life in the country, but I have never lived far from a city.
by FrankenWaffer March 3, 2021
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Distalgia

Distalgia
Noun
The sensation of revisiting a work of media, place, or other nostalgic object, and realizing now that you like it much less than you remembered.
Man, I've got such distalgia for the sitcom FRIENDS. I loved it as a kid, but it's complete garbage if you watch it today.
by YuuDed March 23, 2024
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distilliant

An adjective used to describe a particularly brilliant distilled beverage.
Mark took a sip of the boutique whiskey and declared, "This is the most distilliant malt I've yet tasted!".
by Mr_Shifty November 13, 2013
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Dostalgia

A longing for a mac (hook-up) or sleep from the past
Freddy is really suffering from dostalgia these days
by TheGrofe May 6, 2009
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distancial awareness

Unable to judge distances usually common in blondes that start with a k
Chrissy has no distancial awareness while parking the car even the kid below parks better
by mrincredible8me December 26, 2021
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Distantial awareness

Able to judge distances.... which is impossible for blondes named Krissy
Because krissy has no distantial awareness is gone while parking the car
by mrincredible8me December 26, 2021
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dystalgia

a painful yearning for days when news was more new, TV more interesting, comedy more funny than actually occurring reality.
Margie sank into a morbid dystalgia the moment she felt Frankie Boyle sounded like.., normal .

Network comedy's skits and news channels' dystalgic headlines about yesterday's tweets are not even nearly as funny as Trump's actual 'presidency.'
by dan taarin April 22, 2017
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