Retrovecy is a kind of reverse trovecy, as described in novels such as treasure island, hildur's trovecy and game of thrones
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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.
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.
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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.
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Person 1: "Hey, did you know that Ricky Summer is advertising a mercenary company?"
Person 2: "That's a Retrovert, it isn't real."
Person 2: "That's a Retrovert, it isn't real."
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Humerously cumbersome, oddly obsolete, or completely pointless and time consuming to use, these devices were often hailed in their time as being modern and futuristic while in retrospect seeming like a large waste of time.
Most often seen (and celebrated) in older movies dealing with cutting edge (for their time) technology, or Futuristic devices.
Humerously cumbersome, oddly obsolete, or completely pointless and time consuming to use, these devices were often hailed in their time as being modern and futuristic while in retrospect seeming like a large waste of time.
Most often seen (and celebrated) in older movies dealing with cutting edge (for their time) technology, or Futuristic devices.
Johnny's cellphone was ringing, he reached to the back seat of his Delorean for the handy briefcase weighing only 14 lbs, the latest in portable technology and completely Retrotechno!
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I couldn't rush out of the bathroom because I saw there was a retrofecalion left in the john, so I had to flush it again.
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