nostalgiac

nostalgiac

English

Noun

nostalgiac (plural nostalgiacs)

1. A nostalgic person.
   • 1974, Brian A. L. Rust, The dance bands

     It is quite amazing how many nostalgiacs are in their twenties, thirties, even their teens, and cannot possibly have any first-hand memories of what went on in the inter-war years when dance bands were at their most popular.

   • 2007 August 5, William Safire, “Strategist, Rising”, in New York Times‎:

     In olden times (back in the day when nostalgiacs would say “time was”) your answer would be campaign manager.