fictional nostalgia

being nostalgic about something that never happened

i have fictional nostalgia for the war of dogs in the uk

by TalikTheVampire March 5, 2021

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

Nostalgia Works

won't show his freaking face

NOSTALGIA WORKS JUST SHOW ME

by Epic Sauce 5555 May 10, 2021

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

Weird nostalgia

Feeling nostalgic for something strange or something that probably shouldn’t be nostalgic

Clocks give me weird nostalgia

by nyanla December 17, 2024

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