When you send a text or IM message and miss spell a word needing to resend the word or message for it to make sense
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Get the Retrotext mug.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.
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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.
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Get the retrotech mug.I texted Danny to inform him that I found his lost I-pod and this metrotextual replied with a winking smiley face.
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Get the metrotextual mug.Retrosexual is the love of the traditional life style and fashion of the 1940's to the 1960's. Retrosexuals often wear fedoras, suits, and listen to swing music.
Ana: Will just bought 5 Benny Goodman cd's and bought a fedora hat!
Steve: Good for him. Maybe he's going retrosexual.
Steve: Good for him. Maybe he's going retrosexual.
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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."
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