nostalgiac

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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[1]:
      In olden times (back in the day when nostalgiacs would say “time was”) your answer would be campaign manager.

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