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Presentalgia 

PRES·ent·AL·gia
noun
a. An urgent desire to remain in the present moment in order to savour, capture, and store every moment of love, joy, and meaning.

b. Presentalgia stems from an acute awareness of how time speeds up that evokes a careful and deep longing to pause in the moment, and freeze time.

c. To bluntly reject the promising embrace of nostalgia and yield to the present moment; enveloped in an intoxicating joy, togetherness, and health surrounding all things and beings to be loved by, and to love.

**Because life is all too short**
"I don't want to listen back to recordings of my time with my family and friends with nostalgia. I want *presentalgia*-- to feel that very same feeling while it's still there, together, happy and healthy." ~S.B.K.
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Prestalgia 

To predict the nostalgia that will come from something that hasn't happened yet or that is happening now.
Like missing someone before they're gone.
- You know, once you guys are living in London, I'm gonna come visit you and we're gonna look back on these years and say those were some pretty awesome times.
- Ya, I think I miss this already.
- Me too.
- Aw, I can't take all this prestalgia.
Prestalgia by Philmography September 3, 2009
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Prestalgia 

Prestalgia is a similar feeling to nostalgia. It's not for a time that's been in the past but rather in the future. You already feel nostalgic about these moments and you know that you'll be nostalgic about them long after they've passed. You can also be prestalgic about a big dream.
"Bro I feel so prestalgic about the trip to this pacific island. It will be something so special. Flying there in that small plane during sunrise, looking at the stars with my girlfriend or eating breakfast at the beach."
"Man that even gives me chills"

or

"If I'm done with university I really wanna do a trip through south america in a little VW Van. Just travelling and experiencing all these beautiful scenerys. I feel so much prestalgia thinking about that.
Prestalgia by lukas.jsm September 18, 2020

Prestalgia 

the sensation of nostalgia while experiencing the event that you should be nostalgic about
I felt prestalgia about the birthday party
Prestalgia by allen3 November 14, 2012
Word of the Day on November 15, 2012
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026