retrology

The study of the movement of transforming earth into a new mentality earth, from a barbaric to peaceful, light minded one.

We practice retrology to understand the new earth.

by Retrology Community August 11, 2020

Retrosapien

Somebody living in the past.

A: Man, I love that girl to bits.
B: She split up with you two months ago you fucking Retrosapien - get over it!

by GingerBastard1 February 13, 2009

retrosip

When drinking something causes a vivid flashback to something you drank before, whose taste suddenly resumes in your mouth, usually in a negative way (something you got too drunk from, something that caused a bad hangover, etc.).

Tends to be instantaneous and fleeting like any other type of flashback.

Referential to/influenced by the acid flashback term, "retrotrip".

I'm avoiding things that remind me of alabama slammers this week (anything punch-red, anything with 4+ ingredients, etc.) because I don't want to RETROSIP. You know, like RETROTRIP?

by onefortriana March 31, 2011

Retrolove

Something vague between an ex-love and an affair opportunity lost never to be found.

I think I should clean up my Facebook a bit of all the unnecessary retrolove.

by zks October 21, 2010

retroscopic

Events or moments from a seemingly-remote past, almost beyond the reach of memory.

He tried to explain to his four-year-old, but the images felt retroscopic - the world healthy and sane, no one afraid to leave their homes, Obama in the White House.

by Monkey's Dad March 15, 2020

Retrolocomotion

"...Retrolocomotion. It’s what happens when you get excited, buy a new game, then realize that you’ll never be able to recapture the wonder and excitement that the release of a new game used to bring you. Then, you have a slow decline into a depressive state as you realize that your best days are behind you and the rest of your life is relatively meaningless." u/Im_Not_Really_A_PhD

The Retrolocomotion is really setting in, man. Is this really all there is left?

by r/Hannah_Foxx April 8, 2022

retrologic

retroactive (and often selective) local argument made to justify actions, thoughts, beliefs, or choices made in the past or before the retroactive justification was formed. it describes creating a reason, justification, or any other device of human reason and/or argumentation after the said actions, thoughts, beliefs, or choices were made. Do 'it' now and invent a why later.

Often people's answers to hard questions for their dubious, questionable, or morally debatable actions during stressful, precarious, tumultuous, turbulent, or uncertain times are retrological. They construct reasoning and argue for and from it even if that why was completely different true why (if any) from the subject-matter requiring the reason. That's retrologic.

by Little.Fire September 10, 2023