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Metrospective

It's my metrospective.
by St uber t August 23, 2008
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retrospective sickie

When a sick day is taken after being sick, so one can actually enjoy having the day off work.
- Jane: Bob, you look terrible! You should have stayed at home today.
- Bob: Don't worry Jane, I'll be taking a retrospective sickie tomorrow.
by AustralianWorkEthic April 20, 2010
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retrospective

a look in the past : or IN the terms of vocabulation explaining a diverse integration of a view of past opinons thoughts experiences; or as well as a rewind of past or before - the past the remembered or the occured
for example the clothing designer Gianni versace had a tenous look about him thus reflecting his retrospective personality and abilities of his past
by jon Q!!! August 8, 2008
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Theory of retrospective return

Theory of retrospective return; when one purchases a good from an auction, online or not, in the view that should the person ever require that item in the future, he quite possibly purchased it at a price well below market or retail price. Therefore making a retrospective return.
James buys 65 fun size garden gnomes because they were only $15 in an online auction. Several weeks later, James is held hostage and his captors demand 65 fun size garden gnomes. Fun size garden gnomes retail for $2 each. The Theory of retrospective return demonstrates that James made a return of $115.
by benjamin g October 15, 2008
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retrospective rek

When you think of an amazing comeback, but it's like 3 hours after you had the conversation for it
Ah damn, I could've just told him "well at least my mother isn't a whore." Now it's just a retrospective rek
by SMLJRON July 25, 2018
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retrospective remoulade

a dutch idiom about looking back on one's past. It is often characterized by focusing on the previously menial parts of life and seeing the greater value in them. Historically, this was used in the US back where many of the dutch people felt home sick and were often months from visiting home once again. Although it has mostly been left to the trash bins of society, it's a worthwhile tid bit
by an actual anteater March 26, 2020
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retrospective falsification

Retrospective falsification is the unconscious distortion of past experiences to conform to a person's needs in the present. Human memory is very malleable and can easily be hidden or distorted for any number of reasons. For example, an adult suddenly "remembers" being sexually abused as a child.
adult suddenly "remembers" being sexually abused as a child that's retrospective falsification
by Shymanny August 7, 2022
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