fauxstalgia

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UK/fəʊˈstæl.dʒə/UK/-ˈstɑl-/US/foʊˈstæl.dʒə/

noun

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

Similar
anemoia
OriginEnglish nostalgia ← New Latin nostalgia ← German Heimweh →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounfauxstalgia (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableNostalgia for something one has not experienced or which never existed.

    Synonyms: anemoia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNostalgia for something one has not experienced or which never existed.

Similar
anemoia
Also see
anemoia

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)gʷʰh₂el-
  2. Proto-Italic*falsō?
  3. Latinfallō
  4. Latinfalsus
  5. Old Frenchfals
  6. Middle Frenchfaulx
  7. Frenchfaux
  8. Englishfaux
  9. Proto-Indo-European*nes-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*nóstos
  11. Ancient Greekνόστος (nóstos)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂leg-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekἄλγος (álgos)
  14. GermanHeimweh
  15. New Latinnostalgia
  16. Englishnostalgia
  17. Englishfauxstalgia

Blend of faux + nostalgia.

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APA

fauxstalgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxstalgia

MLA

“fauxstalgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxstalgia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fauxstalgia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxstalgia.

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