amnesiatic retro-blaming

Hypocritically blaming the other political party for a governmental action that you originally proposed at greater expense.

Senator Chuck Schumer's blaming of Trump for federal spending during the COVID pandemic is a clear case of amnesiatic retro-blaming. Schumer was asking for a lot more money for COVID than Trump eventually approved. It's extremely bogus for Schumer to point fingers at Trump now.

by TheFleeceMan August 16, 2025

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Retro-punk

A style of dress or aesthetic that recaptures the early punk and metal, especially of previous generations or older family. Can be clothing or music.

" My daughter keeps wearing my old shirts, is retro-punk, the new look?"

by Quiethomechef September 8, 2025

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Retro Alpha

An elderly homosexual man who likes younger man.

Person 1: Damn, I think this old gay man is flirting with me.

Person 2: Yes, he‘s a retro alpha

by Batapim December 1, 2025

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Heisei Retro

Heisei Retro is a term that refers to the very bright colours and non-internet excess of early-mid Heisei years.

If anyone can claim authorship of the term Heisei Retro, it’s Mero Yamashita, a collector, exhibition curator and writer. He argues that the early Heisei years belong to a distinct cultural epoch, as different from today as Showa was from the Taisho Era (1912-26).

by Snapper2001 January 12, 2026

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So Retro

The phrase is used ironically in a way to describe something that tries to mimic a retro theme, but in a way that's considered lazy and/or inaccurate
This can be applied to anything that fails to be retro, like an 16 bit sprite being in something that's supposed to be 8 bit for example

There's several cases of this, and of course it doesn't just apply to video games specifically

"OH MY GOD GUYS LOOK AT THIS 8 BIT PIXEL ART THAT I MADE OF MYSELF , I AM SO RETRO!!!!"
*The art in question is likely something that is made poorly and uses more colors than what an 8 bit console could handle*

by thebrokendoggo January 25, 2025

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