Retronyms
■ · By Sara · Published 2024-03-22T14:18:17.818Z
Constructor's Note
"A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique, or which did not originally have a specific name. "
I ended up with a lot of entries, but included more theme-related entries than I ever have. Do you have a favorite retronym, maybe that didn't appear in the puzzle? Let me know!
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Big wrestling style?
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- 1ABig wrestling style?
- 5AFirst 24-hour news channel
- 8ABio or chem subj.
- 11A1400, to Caesar
- 14APortent
- 15AReuben bread
- 16AWhat I would call one antacid tablet, though frankly I've only ever seen it in the plural
- 17AWrath
- 18ARetronym coined after the invention of liquid detergents (pl.)
- 20AProduce-describing retronym coined after the advent of pesticide and fertilizer use
- 22AMember of the dog family, scientifically
- 23AWeight-to-height ratio
- 24APeruvian capital
- 25ATimepiece-describing retronym coined after the introduction of time-telling with number readouts
- 27ARetronym coined after the introduction of programs like MS Word
- 29ABag often made of white cotton
- 30ASmall battery
- 31AAges and ages
- 32ACow call
- 33ABig rig
- 35ACriminally harass someone by falsely sending a police unit to their home (or, more commonly, swing at a bug)
- 37AStore-describing retronym coined after the rise of e-tail
- 42AFried chicken morsels, for short
- 43AAttila's people
- 44AAnimation frame
- 46AThat's gonna
- 48ADroop
- 49AFamous Lisa
- 50ARetronym coined after the advent of electronic communication
- 53AOvercast
- 55AGreen Gables girl's preferred name
- 56AGovernment gp. concerned with nature-protection
- 57AWild pigs
- 58ACoffee-describing retronym coined after the introduction of decaf
- 60ARetronym coined after the introduction of a certain bottled beverage
- 63AEarth intro
- 64A"Music for Airports" composer
- 65AMusical genre that I think of as punk with trumpets
- 66ADish to go with an entrée
- 67ANewspaper VIPs
- 68AThe 9-digit number cruciverbalists love to clue
- 69AFloridian island
- 70AGreen layer on a pond
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- 1DWeep loudly
- 2DActress Thurman
- 3DCylindrical map projection
- 4DWith a discount
- 5DJenny with the diet company
- 6DBig Apple cops gp.
- 7DGame console letters that were home to the first Super Mario Bros game
- 8DTheater group known for their non-traditional percussion instruments
- 9DThe first radium
girlwoman - 10DPic embedded on the web
- 11DVillain's assistant
- 12DMakes small waves, as in a new-again hairstyle
- 13DRot
- 19DArtist Yoko
- 21DLouisa of Little Women
- 23DSheep shriek
- 25DMoney machine
- 26DBeginner, to a gamer
- 27DThis ache is unpleasant, but I bet some French bread would make me feel better
- 28DRaises its front legs, as a horse
- 30DAmo, ___, Amat
- 33DOne of two competitive rowing styles (the other being sweep)
- 34DHeart test, for short
- 35DOverly pleased with oneself
- 36DDidn't lose
- 38DAs substitute for
- 39DIndian lentil dish
- 40DMusic-describing retronym coined after the introduction of the electric guitar
- 41DTear apart
- 45DWhat hens do
- 46DNot having enough
- 47DArgentinian dances
- 48DOne-named singer known for hiding her face with wigs
- 49DA swampy situation or location
- 50DNoncom nickname
- 51DSignifies
- 52DKitchen clothes coverer
- 53DPatient's payment portion
- 54DRules
- 57DWhat I often do while wearing my 52D
- 59D___ Miserables
- 60D[For shame]
- 61DCollege email ender
- 62DDreamy sleep stage