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

Networth Nostalgia

Networth Nostalgia is that poignant and bittersweet feeling that washes over us when we reminisce about past financial situations that are no longer attainable. It's a mix of longing, regret, and reminiscence, all centered around our financial decisions and their outcomes.

(Term created by Cordy Joseph)

As she scrolled through her old bank statements, she couldn't help but feel a wave of networth nostalgia wash over her, remembering the financial freedom she once had.

by Cordyjos April 24, 2024

Nostalgia’s Disease

A disease characterized by suddenly going back to things that one enjoyed in the past

After buying some Star Wars action figures I started suffering from Nostalgia’s Disease

by YuOfTheNight June 25, 2019

Nostalgia Cuckolding

misrepresenting someone else's history of a place and selling it back to them

this 538 Johnson hippie run website is really nostalgia cuckolding the punk scene

by punkhistorian August 17, 2019

nostalgia wank

wallowing in nostalgia

person 1: I spent the last night listening to old playlists...
person 2: stop the nostalgia wanking already

by Vprofessional May 11, 2021

Blinded by Nostalgia

Blinded by nostalgia is typically a term referring to a player in a video game who knows that they enjoyed a certain newer update of a game, but act as if an older update of the game was better, because it was more "nostalgic", even though the update didn't bring really good stuff.

"Season 3 was better than Chapter 2 Season 2"
"You are blinded by nostalgia"

by poofart96 August 21, 2023

Destructive nostalgia

Excessive amount of nostalgia and grieving for the past to the point where present and the future becomes irrelevant for the person. This can be mostly caused by lack of happiness in the present and depression. The name destructive comes from the fact it causes destruction of the future due to being demotivated to do anything for it.

Patient: "The present and future has nothing for me, the brightness of my lost past is corroding my mind."
Therapist: "That sounds like destructive nostalgia."

by realsvr March 11, 2021