What the Heck is a Retronym?

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1. First things first. From what language was the word "retronym" derived? Both Neither Latin Greek

2. Before the invention of shower gels and liquid soaps, we on Earth just had plain old soap. What is the proper retronym for the older version of soap? Ivory lump soap bar soap boulder soap

3. With the use of cell phones becoming ever more popular, what term to we use to describe a call made from an actual home phone? home call ground call home line land line

4. Retronyms also can deal with a person's physical appearance and changes that technology has brought to our world. Someone who is born with fair, yellow toned hair is called a "natural" what? Answer: (One Word)

5. What is the common retronym coined to describe United States roadways prior to paved roads? dirt roads dusty paths old trails bumpy roads

6. With all the different bikes available for purchase, what is the correct retronym to describe the "original" bicycle? plain old bicycle basic bicycle one-speed bicycle simple bicycle

7. The retronym "analog watch" came about after the invention of what newer type of watch? Answer: (One Word)

8. What is the retronym used to describe the continental 48 states of America, except if you are from Hawaii? mainland contiguous U.S. big land America central

9. Until the mid-1900s, a person just had parents. After the rise in adoption agencies, in vitro fertilization and sperm banks, what retronym was used to describe one's real parents? true parent real parent biological or birth parent gene donor

10. And finally, what is the retronym term used to describe mail sent through the postal service rather than mail sent electronically? mail by man slow mail snail mail turtle mail