Retrofart

When you have to fart but hold it in for so long, you hear it gurgle back into your tummy.

Gillian: Dude, what's that noise?
Lillian: Yo man, I just retrofarted to save you from my wicked SBD.

by the illians September 16, 2012

Retromantic

noun: One who has an affinity for a certain facet of popular culture from the past. Namely music, motion pictures, and lifestyle.

I still bump my Depeche Mode records. I'm a devout retromantic...

by BigfnMike September 22, 2009

retroactive jealousy

Retroactive jealousy is sometimes known as retroactive jealousy OCD, as it’s obsessive overthinking about sexual and/or romantic events, people and encounters from a partner’s past.

Boyfriend: Oh I forgot to tell u, I bumped into Rosie my ex in the mall yesterday
Girlfriend: * passive aggressively* oh, wow nice why did u stop and talk to her wasn't it too awkward ?
Boyfriend: Not at all, she was really sweet

Girlfriend: *thinks about this for the rest of her life* *googles why she’s so jealous of her boyfriends ex* *diagnoses her self with retroactive jealousy*

by Iwishiwasntjealousofmybf’sex’s November 6, 2019

Retrofuturism

The future as it was envisioned by people from past eras.

The tv show The Jetsons is an example of retrofuturism from the 1950s era: flying cars, pill food, and robot servants are what people from that time thought would be commonplace in the year 2000.

by Retrofuture June 15, 2007

retroactivism

When a person, often a politician, claims to have been for something progressive their entire career, when in fact, they haven't.

Joe Biden needs to take his retroactivism claim about always supporting women and shove it.

by deliciouspear June 28, 2019

Retrovert

A fake, retro-styled ad usually created by a YouTuber who is looking to add to the overall theme and style of the video.

Person 1: "Hey, did you know that Ricky Summer is advertising a mercenary company?"
Person 2: "That's a Retrovert, it isn't real."

by Synonymynymynym January 20, 2020

retropathy

A pathological yearning to go back in time.

He had squandered his youth and was now beset by retropathy, needing to do it again and do it better. He would quit his job, find his first car and buy it back, find his old girlfriend and they'd hit the road. He'd wake up one morning and be twenty again. He was sure of it.

by Monkey's Dad October 30, 2021