Retrophile
. A person who loves artifacts and aesthetics from the past.
What is the word for someone who loves history?
Antiquarian
comes to mind, but that seems to be specifically for human history (its objects and trivia). The word I’m after could refer to someone who loves fossils or ancient rocks (of which there are many. . .).
What do you call a person who loves oldies?
1. They are called “
old souls
”
Who is a logophile?
A logophile is
a lover of words
. Also called a word lover or philologos. A related term is logomaniac, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “a person who is obsessively interested in words.”
What does oldie but goodie mean?
The phrase oldie but goodie is an American phrase first coined in the mid-1950s. … Something that is an oldie but goodie
is something that may be old or dated, but is still considered of high quality or a classic
.
What is oldie mean?
:
one that is old especially
: a popular song of an earlier day.
What is a Retrophile?
Filters
.
One who loves that which is from or characteristic of the past
. noun.
What is the meaning of Astrophile?
:
one fond of star lore
: an amateur astronomer go for its members into the ranks of the amateurs and astrophiles— Harlow Shapley.
What does antiquary mean?
An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin: antiquarius, meaning pertaining to ancient times) is
an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past
.
How old is an oldie?
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from
around the mid-1950s to the 1980s
, as well as for a radio format playing this music.
Who coined the phrase oldie but goodie?
In 1958
a Los Angeles DJ named Art Laboe
coined the term “Oldies But Goodies.” Art had a great idea – why not put all the rock and roll records that teenagers really loved on one LP. That was the very first Oldies But Goodies album and it made rock and roll history.
Is oldy a word?
Oldy, a variant of oldie, is defined as
elderly or from a past time
. A song from 1960 is an example of an oldy.
What is the meaning of Goldy?
adjective.
informal
.
Golden
, especially in colour; somewhat golden.
What does oodles mean in English?
:
a large amount of something
. oodles. noun plural. oo·dles | ˈü-dəlz
What is a Discophile?
:
one who studies and collects phonograph records or CDs
.
What is a Nyctophile?
[ nĭk′tə-fĭl′ē-ə ] n.
A preference for the night or darkness
.
