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.

by Prognos June 8, 2014

protonostalgia

An emotion you feel when you are nostalgic for a time you were never alive in.
It is a proper subclass of nostalgia.

Protonostalgia is like when a chick is nostalgic for the time of pirates! Or, when a dude misses being a 16th century courtesan. It also happens when folks spend a lot of time wishing they could be Shakespeare's pal!
"Do you miss being a pirate? I miss being a pirate!"

by Dinosaur Comics August 8, 2007

pornostalgia

A sentimental longing for the pornography of the past.

Pornostalgia evidenced when watching porn: (i) "Where's the plumber/pizza delivery boy?"; (ii) "Where are the pubes?"; (iii) "Those ain't real"; (iv) "The production values of this movie really are first class"; (v) "Do you remember AIDS?".

by UrbaneDick June 28, 2011

Protonostalgia

A feeling one gets of being nostalgic for a period of time or place they had never been. Coined by Ryan Norths Dinosaur Comics.

"Aww, man, I have really big feeling of protonostalgia today. I wish I could have been a caveman. I wish I had a club and killed Sabre-tooth tigers. Wouldn't that be sweet?"

by pleiades September 13, 2007

Protonostalgia

Longing for an inaccurate or naive image of an era you may or, far more commonly, may not have lived through.

He has protonostalgia really bad, wishing we could go back to the way it was before 1960, when there were "no problems"

Call me protonostalgic, But I WAS very popular in high school.

by BrainDT February 7, 2008

prenostalgia

The feeling when you're doing something and realize that you will look back at this moment with nostalgia.

Bro: Man, I'm having such a good time right now, I don't wanna leave this. This is gonna be a memory one day.
You: Hey man, no prenostalgia. Live in the moment.

by Cantfindlemon October 17, 2025