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retvrn

retvrn verb: to return to the aesthetics or traditions of an earlier historical era.

Verb

retvrn (third-person singular simple present retvrns, present participle retvrning, simple past and past participle retvrned)

  1. (Internet, right-wing or satirical) To return to the aesthetics or traditions of an earlier historical era.
    • Unchecked technological progress will destroy us unless we retvrn as soon as possible.
    • The rare moment when a company RETVRNED2020 December 10, @Goodtweet_man, Twitter, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2024

Examples of retvrn in a sentence

  • reject modernity. retvrn to 90s taco bell2021 November 2, @chadwifeyeet, Twitter, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2024:
  • Honestly, anime aesthetics are one of the only things I will get all RETVRN about2022 August 30, u/Wireless-Wizard, “A sad sight to see”, in Reddit, r/CuratedTumblr, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2024:
  • Inb4 Russia retvrns to journal bearings packed with oily rags2023 January 8, u/zekromNLR, “3000 Blue Tank Engines Of Sodor”, in Reddit, r/NonCredibleDefense, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2024:
  • same way "the universe" is just god and "manifesting" is just prayer. we are retvrning whether they believe it or not.2023 October 21, u/baudrihardcock, “Anyone else notice how gender norms are coming back as "divine" masculine/female "energy"?”, in Reddit...

Forms of retvrn

third-person singular presentretvrns
present participleretvrning
past participleretvrned
pastretvrned

Origin of retvrn

A variant of return with the 'U' replaced with 'V' in order to create an Ancient Roman appearance, reminiscent of fashwave memes circa late 2010s.

Questions about retvrn

What does retvrn mean?
Retvrn means to return to the aesthetics or traditions of an earlier historical era.
How do you use retvrn in a sentence?
reject modernity. retvrn to 90s taco bell
What part of speech is retvrn?
Retvrn is a verb.
What is the past tense of retvrn?
The past tense of retvrn is retvrned.

Words near retvrn in the dictionary

  1. retusid
  2. retusids
  3. retusoid
  4. retval
  5. retvals
  6. retvrn
  7. retvrned
  8. retvrning
  9. retvrns
  10. retweak
  11. retweaked

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