retro future

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See also: retrofuture

English

Etymology

retro + future; the term was coined after this vision became obsolete.

Noun

retro future

  1. An optimistic version of the future (featuring flying cars, robot servants, etc.) popular from approximately the 1920s to the 1960s.
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