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new-stalgia

Something new that harks back to something old.

Term coined by Seattle 97.3 KIRO FM's Sean De Tore. The audio engineer of Too Beautiful to Live.
Whoa man, did you see those new Nike's with the fat tongue? They're shoes are like new-stalgia!
by Matt from Tenver July 14, 2009
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Nowstalgia

The feeling that you are currently experiencing a moment that you will look back fondly about in years to come.

Adjective: Nowstalgic
During a first date, John quipped to Jane that he was feeling a moment of nowstalgia, "Just think, years from now, we will look back on this moment as where it all started. Let's take a picture to show the grandkids!"
by Icantthinkofapseudonym March 4, 2009
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Neostalgia

The combined emotions of nostalgia and newness at the same time. Often feels like rediscovery and has more of a positive connotation than nostalgia.
When a song comes on that one hasn't heard in such a long while that it feels brand new again, yet also nostalgic. "I haven't heard this song since I was a kid. I have such neostalgia right now."

Getting back together with an ex can involve this feeling, or eating a food one used to love after many years.
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newstalgia

the love of old things from the past revived in what designers call 'the contemorary classic' from cars to TV shows.
also has many synonyms popping alongside like , newtro 'new retro'..among many more.
That Seventies' Show is a prime example of newstalgia.
by hytham_hammer October 29, 2006
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newstalgic

A new version of an old favorite. A celebration of a timeless classic with a modern twist.
This electronic remix of Madonna's Material Girl is so newstalgic.
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Newstalgia

When something completely new makes you feel nostalgia for something older.
dude, A Hat in Time makes me feel so much Newstalgia over Mario Sunshine.
by Robot_Thiccn January 5, 2018
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Newstalgia

new·stal·gia
/noun/

1. A feeling of sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations brought upon by something entirety new.

2. When a new thing makes makes you nostalgic about an old thing due to the similarities they share.
"Playing 'A Hat In Time' gives me such a feeling of newstalgia!"
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