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  • noun video games A retrogaming enthusiast.

Etymologies

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retro- +‎ gamer

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Examples

  • On Offworld, our Brandon's spotted some of the best damned retrogamer shirts I've ever seen.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • Any retrogamer will recognize this lusty lady from the past.

    Recently updated products at JBOX.com 2009

  • Cory Doctorow, January 22, 2009 4: 36 PM On Offworld, our Brendan's spotted some of the best damned retrogamer shirts I've ever seen.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • Today, it's a limited relic that will certainly tickle the retrogamer in many of us, but those who've been born into gaming a generation or two later might be left wondering what the big deal is.

    IGN DS 2008

  • Today, it's a limited relic that will certainly tickle the retrogamer in many of us, but those who've been born into gaming a generation or two later might be left wondering what the big deal is.

    IGN DS 2008

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