retvrn

English

Etymology

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.

Verb

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

(Internet slang) 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.
- 2020 December 10, @Goodtweet_man, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 January 2024:
  The rare moment when a company RETVRNED
- 2021 November 2, @chadwifeyeet, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 17 January 2024:
  reject modernity. retvrn to 90s taco bell
- 2022 August 30, u/Wireless-Wizard, “A sad sight to see”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/CuratedTumblr, archived from the original on 17 January 2024:
  Honestly, anime aesthetics are one of the only things I will get all RETVRN about
- 2023 January 8, u/zekromNLR, “3000 Blue Tank Engines Of Sodor”, in Reddit‎^[4], r/NonCredibleDefense, archived from the original on 17 January 2024:
  Inb4 Russia retvrns to journal bearings packed with oily rags
- 2023 October 21, u/baudrihardcock, “Anyone else notice how gender norms are coming back as "divine" masculine/female "energy"?”, in Reddit‎^[5], r/redscarepod, archived from the original on 17 January 2024:
  same way "the universe" is just god and "manifesting" is just prayer. we are retvrning whether they believe it or not.
- 2023 December 12, @Bolverk15, Twitter‎^[6], archived from the original on 17 January 2024:
  Game of Thrones biggest failure was going for realism (false god) instead of retvrning to 80ies dark fantasy aesthetics