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Paranostalgia 

Grief over the loss of person/place/time period never experienced and (probably) romanticized.
I once came across a photo of some glamorous New Wave kids standing outside a club in 1980s London and I felt an acute sense of paranostalgia.
Sometimes I feel paranostalgic listening to my mom's old 1960s vinyl LPs.
Paranostalgia by Callbee March 3, 2020

Penostalgia 

1. A bittersweet longing for an ex-boyfriend, and more specifically his penis; a sentimental yearning for the happiness and sexual adventures shared with a former boyfriend.
I had a total case of penostalgia last night, so I drunk-dialled Stefan!

Oh, I'm so down about not seeing Dave anymore, all I can think about is him and the sex we had. I think I have penostalgia.
Penostalgia by KaliB25 April 27, 2011

Pornstalgia 

The state of nostalgic longing a person experiences when one encounters a pornographic movie or actress from one's past.
Like clockwork, pornstalgia sets in every time I watch Debbie Does Dallas.

Prostalgia 

(N.) The renaissance of culture and technology of the late 19th - mid 20th century, followed by "Prostalgia" or "Prostalgics". This culture movement is infused with modern day accommodations, and is based in the Baltimore, MD/Washington DC area, (which are major Hipster hot spots) and this movement is the classier brother of the hipster movement.

How to spot a prostalgic person;
What music they like, what they wear, and they're overall appearance tend to be that of your grandmother/father when they were young. These people tend to be confused with Hipsters, however, prostalgic people tend to uphold old values and ways of life, only using modern luxuries when strictly necessary. Prostalgic people also are connoisseurs of class, whereas hipsters have modern lifestyles infused with only a small bit of old world items.

Pure breakdown of prostalgic people to average people;

Avg. Person - 90% modern, 10% vintage
Hipsters - 80% modern, 15% vintage, 5% Starbucks
Prostalgics - +70% vintage, 30% modern

Here is an example of a Prostalgic being recognized at a cafe;
"Hey, is that a hipster over there at that cafe?" She asked.
"No, he's just prostalgia." He said.
"How do you know?"
"He's using a typewriter instead of a computer, see."
Prostalgia by ThatVintageGuy December 15, 2013

prognostalgia 

Longing for a predicted future for either selfish or utopian ideals.
James, consumed by prognostalgia, chose to invest in a fossil-fuel-free mutual fund.
prognostalgia by Prognos June 8, 2014

Hornostalgia 

The feeling of nostalgia, as it relates to being young & horny.
Ex. 1 "Disney's Atlantis is a source of Hornostalgia for a lot of millennials."

Ex. 2 "I just got tickets to Space Jam 2!"
"Big Lebron fan?"
"No, Lola just just makes me Hornostalgic."
Hornostalgia by Big Papa J April 26, 2023