Nostalgia Malignancy

When you annoy your children and others with exaggerated tales of your difficult childhood.

Bragging about how you walked five miles to school in two feet of snow, uphill both ways, is nothing but nostalgia malignancy.

by BayLeaves June 11, 2021

Faux Nostalgia

Feeling Faux (Fake) Nostalgia for something like an old tv show that you feel Nostalgia for even though you have never watched it before.

Dude I feel Faux Nostalgia for the show "Backyardigans" even though I've never seen it before! (True story)

by ManBehind August 31, 2023

Nostalgia Works

won't show his freaking face

NOSTALGIA WORKS JUST SHOW ME

by Epic Sauce 5555 May 10, 2021

crippling nostalgia

Living life in nostalgia and refusing to take part in modern day life. Ex. Owning a 360 even though you could have the One, but refuse to purchase in the name of nostalgia.

“Wow dude your room looks like the 90’s threw up everywhere.”

“Thanks I have crippling nostalgia!”

by Chrisboi589 October 05, 2020

nostalgia grief

The overwhelming sadness felt when remembering happy memories.

“Memories of my childhood give me crazy nostalgia grief.”

by Ohmylordan August 10, 2023

Nostalgia banking

A soulless cashgrab banking on the nostalgia of a franchise’s previous installments.

“Those Disney Star Wars movies are basically just nostalgia banking with no real plot.”

by Crazy Train McGraw May 28, 2023

psuedo-nostalgia

Nostalgia for a particular product, idea, or era, brought on by someone who did not live in time for that concepts inception.

Person 1: Man, I miss the 90's.

Person 2: Weren't you born in 2002?

Person 1: Yeah, what of it?

Person 2: Man, that psuedo-nostalgia has really got a hold on you.

by rollacethejazzmaster November 08, 2021