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fauxstalgia

UK/fəʊˈstæl.dʒə//foʊˈstæl.dʒə/

fauxstalgia noun: nostalgia for something one has not experienced or which never existed.

Noun

fauxstalgia (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Nostalgia for something one has not experienced or which never existed.
    Synonyms:
    anemoia

Synonyms of fauxstalgia

Origin of fauxstalgia

Blend of faux + nostalgia.

Words formed from fauxstalgia

Questions about fauxstalgia

What does fauxstalgia mean?
Fauxstalgia means nostalgia for something one has not experienced or which never existed.
What part of speech is fauxstalgia?
Fauxstalgia is a noun.
How do you pronounce fauxstalgia?
Fauxstalgia is pronounced /fəʊˈstæl.dʒə/ (UK).

Words near fauxstalgia in the dictionary

  1. fauxmosexuals
  2. fauxnetic
  3. fauxpen
  4. fauxpologies
  5. fauxpology
  6. fauxstalgia
  7. fauxstalgic
  8. fauxsurrection
  9. fauxsurrections
  10. fauxtato
  11. fauxtatoes

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