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retrovester
A person who wears vintage clothing, especially from the swing dance era (late 1920s to 1940s), as everyday apparel, as opposed to wearing it only for special occasions. See also retrovestry.
From 'retro', a Latin-derived prefix meaning backwards, which today often refers specifically to the imitation of fashions from the recent past, and 'vest' (Middle English: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire 'clothe', or from the Italian vestis, meaning 'garment'), plus 'er' a suffix descriptive of a person of a type described by the rest of the word.
From 'retro', a Latin-derived prefix meaning backwards, which today often refers specifically to the imitation of fashions from the recent past, and 'vest' (Middle English: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire 'clothe', or from the Italian vestis, meaning 'garment'), plus 'er' a suffix descriptive of a person of a type described by the rest of the word.
retrovester by Lindybeige August 11, 2011
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retrovestry
The practice of wearing vintage clothing, particularly from the era of swing dance (late 1920s to 1940s), as day-to-day clothing, as opposed to for special occasions only. See also retrovester.
retrovestry by Lindybeige August 11, 2011
Retrosave
Saving a file, document or other electronic format back to an previous version of that program. This feature is usually accessed via the "Save as" prompt in most applications.
(Origins- retro and save: "Retro-pertaining to a style of an earlier time", "Save-to electronically copy a file from RAM onto disk or other storage medium)
(Origins- retro and save: "Retro-pertaining to a style of an earlier time", "Save-to electronically copy a file from RAM onto disk or other storage medium)
"I do not have Photoshop CS3, so I can not open your .PSD. Can you retrosave it to Photoshop 7?"
"The file '_____.docx' can not be opened as you do not have the latest version of MS Office. Please have the sender Retrosave it to an earlier version of MS Word."
"The file '_____.docx' can not be opened as you do not have the latest version of MS Office. Please have the sender Retrosave it to an earlier version of MS Word."
Retrosave by jkleinrichert October 1, 2008
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."
Person 2: "That's a Retrovert, it isn't real."
Retrovert by Synonymynymynym January 20, 2020
Retro Love
Retro Love by speedyking90 October 18, 2007
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