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Retrovert 

go back to a previous state; enjoy things from back in the day.
Sarah: That guy's so lame; he doesn't understand popular culture, he's listening to Ratt, what is he wearing? He's stuck in the 80s.

Dean: He's not lame, he's a retrovert.
Retrovert by Vitamin-D January 17, 2011

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.
Retrofart by the illians September 16, 2012

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.
I'm not a true retrovester. I can't find any vintage nicotine patches.
retrovester by Lindybeige August 11, 2011

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.
Her dedication to retrovestry was remarkable. Even her tattoos were from period photographs.
retrovestry by Lindybeige August 11, 2011

netrovert 

net·ro·vert /n.
net·ro·vert /adj.
n., adj. net-ruh-vurt; v. net-ruh-vurt

–noun
1. a shy introvert in real life, but outgoing extrovert on the internet.
2. Psychology. a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings on the computer (opposed to having a life).
–adjective
3. Psychology. marked by netroversion.
1. No I would not like to lmirl with you, because I'm a total netrovert and it would not work for us.
2. My netroverted son is lame in real life, but aparently a real hero on the internet thingy.
netrovert by credit unkown March 30, 2008

retrovate 

To return to an earlier state, the opposite of renovate or gentrify.
The hippies spashed brown paint on the walls of their building, removed a door, and broke two windows in an effort to retrovate.
retrovate by Mr. Noah Tall February 19, 2011