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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Retroversion #46533 11/03/2001 9:20 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London May I propose retrovert, retroversion for this. It doesn't seem to be burdened with the degraded connotation of 'regression' or the complex legal senses of 'reversion'. In checking whether such a word existed I found retromingency: urinating backwards. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Word for Changes Ants 11/02/2001 11:40 AM Re: Word for Changes wow 11/02/2001 1:09 PM Re: Word for Changes Geoff 11/02/2001 1:20 PM Re: Word for Changes Capital Kiwi 11/02/2001 9:50 PM Re: Word for Changes wow 11/03/2001 12:54 PM Re: Word for Changes of troy 11/02/2001 2:19 PM Re: Word for Changes wwh 11/02/2001 2:32 PM Re: Word for Changes wwh 11/02/2001 2:38 PM Re: Word for Changes tsuwm 11/02/2001 3:05 PM Re: Word for Changes Anonymous 11/02/2001 2:42 PM Re: Philosopher Faldage 11/02/2001 2:50 PM Re: Philosopher RhubarbCommando 11/02/2001 3:22 PM Re: Philosopher tsuwm 11/02/2001 3:48 PM the banks of the river.. of troy 11/02/2001 4:05 PM Re: Philosopher Flatlander 11/02/2001 4:17 PM Re: Philosopher of troy 11/02/2001 4:49 PM Re: retrograde tsuwm 11/02/2001 4:52 PM Re: Philosopher Rhuby Faldage 11/02/2001 4:20 PM Re: Word for Changes Jackie 11/02/2001 5:20 PM Re: Word for Changes Keiva 11/02/2001 6:11 PM Re: (dittography deleted) Keiva 11/02/2001 6:11 PM Retroversion NicholasW 11/03/2001 9:20 AM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 11/03/2001 1:03 PM Re: Retromingency? tsuwm 11/03/2001 2:46 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,288 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 9 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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