Nostalgia

That bittersweet feeling of seeing something that triggers good childhood memories. It feels nice but it can also hurt, knowing that those nostalgic memories you’re seeing are just memories now.

“I saw an old toy in my basement while I was taking out clothes from my dryer. It was very dirty and dusty, but this toy has triggered memories from my childhood. That was the feeling of nostalgia; it feels so good, but now that toy is just a distant memory..”

by Jackelanm December 20, 2023

Pokémon Nostalgia Cycle

A phenomina in the Pokémon Community. About 8-10 years after a generation of Pokémon releases, the people who grew up with the generations start glazing the games to death. Sometimes generations are skipped in the cycle (like Gen 2 and Gen 6) and usually join another generation's fans (like Gen 2 fans joining Gen 4 fans due to HGSS).

The cycle started off with Genwunners in the early 2000s-early 2010s, then Gen 3 fans in 2013 with "Hoenn Confirmed!", then Gen 4 fans/Sinnohfetuses in 2017, and then Genfivers in 2021. It will likely shift to Gen 7 fans in a year or two since Pokémon Sun and Moon turns 10 next year.

"I've seen people praising Gen 7 online more recently. Is the Pokémon Nostalgia Cycle shifting again?"

by LPBvgc July 15, 2025

Nostalgia slop

Low quality items, typically found on the Tiktok shop, which have a retro theme. They are typically bought by Gen Zers who never experienced the time period the items are inspired by.

Person 1: Check out this microphone I got, it sounds just like those Xbox 360 ones!

Person 2: Dude, thats nostalgia slop; You wasted your money.

by freakyfortnite August 26, 2025

Nostalgia

The song 'Ribs' by the queen of nostalgia: Lorde

This song is the definition of Nostalgia...

by I'mInaGetawayCar13 December 26, 2019

Nostalgia

Remembering something from the past, whether good or bad, and the feeling can be described from melancholic to even warm and comforting.

"The feeling I get when Im a passenger in a car going down an unexpected hill gives me nostalgia of my earliest memory of being pushed on a swing by my grandpa. Good times..."

by Faded_Grace07 August 1, 2021

Game Nostalgia Syndrome

Rediscovering a childhood classic and going back to play it but finding out it's a pile of shit

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater was such a good game but it gave me Game Nostalgia Syndrome with it's inferior controls.

by Gamermemes_ November 18, 2016

Nostalgia

That feeling when you played C418–Sweden and remembers the good’ol days of playing Minecraft with your friends.

*plays C418–Sweden*
The amount of nostalgia.

This give me nostalgia.

by HongKongerPassingBy January 4, 2022