Nostalgia glasses

A term used for when a person or group of people turn a blind eye to the bad side of a past event because they only see it from a nostalgic perspective

"He doesn't realise how bad it was; he needs to take off his nostalgia glasses"

by Hotdog27 March 20, 2025

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 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 27, 2023

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

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

Nostalgia

Homesickness to the past.
When you feel nostalgic you have a longing to go back to (a moment in) the past.

"Why are you watching Icarly?"
"I felt nostalgia."

by mick3ymouseclubhouse March 18, 2022

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