retrophilia
English
Etymology
retro- + -philia
Noun
retrophilia (uncountable)
- The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past.
- 2010, Kevin Alexander, "The secret to selling cool", Boston Globe, 21 November 2010:
- At the same time, a wave of retrophilia started to crest. Clothing companies like Homage (which reproduces vintage-esque T's celebrating sports and pop culture from the '70s through the '90s) came up with unique ways to commercialize the interest in yesteryear.
- 2010, Kevin Alexander, "The secret to selling cool", Boston Globe, 21 November 2010:
Quotations
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:retrophilia.
Derived terms
- retrophile
Anagrams
- horripilate