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Metanostalgia

When you're watching an old movie and it makes references to an even earlier time. Future viewers may feel the same way about some of our movies.
Bob and Alice watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit;
Alice: This movie was made in the 80s but it has the look of the 40s.
Bob: That's metanostalgia. In the 80s people could still remember the 40s so they felt nostalgic for it.
Metanostalgia by Luke B August 21, 2013
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Metanostalgia

(1) The feeling you get when you feel nostalgic for a show or movie centered around nostaliga. i.e. nostalgia for That 70's show, Angry Video Game Nerd, Happy Days, The Wonder Years, A Christmas Story, etc.

(2) A nostalgic feeling for a time when you were nostaligizing.
Man, I feel metanostalgia watching that Angry Video Game Nerd video from 2004. It reminds me of the good old days of the internet before youtube fucked everything up and eveyone started making clickbait shit.
Metanostalgia by lowmax June 23, 2017
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Melanstalgia 

That random feeling of pensive sadness mixed with the sentimental feeling of nostalgia.
Rylee gazed out the window. The rain droplets, passing landscape and music they were listening to filled them with a strange Melanstalgic feeling.

Thinking about my child hood gives me Melanstalgia; It was wonderful being ignorant... Not a care in the world.

cornholio 

Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.
"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).
cornholio by AYB July 20, 2003
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mickey mousing

In a movie, when the music is syncronized perfectly with the action, just like a mickey mouse cartoon.
Mickey mousing is used in the shower scene of Psycho
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Haram ball

A terrible style of football which is used to win games. Usually used when a team faces a better opponent and will get 11 players behind the ball.
Diego Simeone has mastered the art of haram ball. Atletico Madrid are the worst side to watch
Haram ball by Kuffarboy April 6, 2022
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excessive nice speech, the opposite of ragebaiting
adrian: i hope you have a nice day and never get sad!
enrique: joybait ❤️ 🩹🌹
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