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Blinkback

n. The disillusionment of revisiting a pop-culture touchstone of your youth and finding that it hasn't aged well at all--having to confront its cringey dialogue, hand-puppet characterization, and wildly implausible plotting--which only makes you wonder what else in your mental fridge is past its expiration date.

Etymology

Appalachian English (dialect) blinked, soured milk + back, in the past.

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