English Explanatory Dictionary

fauxstalgia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nostalgia for something one has not experienced or which never existed.

Pronunciation

/fəʊˈstæl.dʒə/ /-ˈstɑl-/ /foʊˈstæl.dʒə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fauxstalgia.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-fauxstalgia.wav

Word forms

fauxstalgia

Etymology

Blend of faux + nostalgia.

Synonyms

anemoia

Antonyms

newstalgia

Derived words

fauxstalgic
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