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Nostalgiosity 

Feeling nostalgic for a time which you didn't experience. Nostalgiosity is a combination of the words "Nostalgia" and "Curiosity". It is used in contexts where you would be nostalgic but it is logically impossible for you to be because you were simply not there. Your feeling of nostalgia is therefore not real, and is more similar to curiosity. What you are are actually feeling is a kind of curious nostalgia, nostalgiosity.

Nostalgiosity is by definition only experienced by the younger generation. In general, their views are do not represent accurately the times which they are referring to, and often times the things they feel nostalgiostic about are simply wrong. Hence, nostalgiosity is a very generation specific feeling that relates to how the olden times must "appear" to the newer generation. Nostalgiosity about a specific time cannot be felt by the original generation.
"I am experiencing nostalgiosity for the 60s. Those were great times. All that revolution, freedom, love. It must have been wonderful to listen to Bob Dylan while singing along with others barefoot in the grass, trying to tame the long hair you took so much care to grow."

"Wow I wish I grew up in the middle ages. Then I would be knight and I would be chivalrous, and I would yearn for my pricness and fight in jousting matches for her. Those must have been heroic times"

"I'm feeling nostalgiostic for the early days of video games. I would have loved to be hacking pong machines, and taming space invaders on the Atari. Or putting together scrap metal to make arcade games. Wow, those were the times."
Nostalgiosity by pavicnat January 10, 2012

nostralius 

A chronic habit to which one constantly flares their nostrils in an impudent or offensive manner. The nostrils are so large and wide that it feels as though the person could suck up all the O2 (oxygen) in the room. Some nostralius suffering people served in world war 2 , by sucking up all the mustard gas and poison in the air with their unbareably large nostrils, like it was nutrients of some type.
I feel like Brian suffers from a severe case of nostralius. Every time I am around him, i feel huge shortnesses of breath. I also feel like he's angry while flaring his large nostrils unconciously
nostralius by Castro7 July 2, 2015

nostalgist 

(noun) One who looks constantly to nostalgia to save the day.
This word has been adopted by young culture in cities across the country. Regional slang synonyms include coconut boost and taleggio.
"Oh, I know!" exclaimed the nostalgist eagerly, "Remember Rosie and Jim?"
nostalgist by Corkin July 31, 2006

nostalgist 

Someone who always believes the items, fads, morals of the past are better than what is comparable today. Someone who fanatically believes that something today can never be as good as the thing of the past.
Guy 1 - "Man. These new games suck! They never can compare to the games on the Atari and Commodore 64!"

Guy 2 - "Dude, those games were neat, but quit being a nostalgist. What's past is past."
nostalgist by Seth Rediker March 14, 2007

nostalgiasm

When you start thinking about stuff you liked when you were a kid, and it makes you really really happy and nostalgiac. Origin: nostalgia + orgasm.
Oh man, I saw Doug on TV the other day and had a nostalgiasm.
nostalgiasm by agentstinky September 26, 2009

Nostalriusgia

The longing remembrance of playing on the World of Warcraft Vanilla private server called Nostalrius before Blizzard Entertainment was forced to shut it down to protect its copyright.
After Nostalrius was shut down, Xanthor felt deep nostalriusgia when remembering raiding Molten Core with his fellow 30-year-old plus man-children guildmates.