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old–timey
adjective \ˈōl(d)-ˈtī-mē\
: of a kind or style that was popular in the past
Full Definition of OLD-TIMEY
: of a kind or style prevalent in or reminiscent of an earlier time <old–timey music>
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First Known Use of OLD-TIMEY
1850
Related to OLD-TIMEY
- Synonyms
- antique, oldfangled, old-school, old-time, old-timey, old-world, quaint, retro, retrograde, vintage
- Antonyms
- contemporary, current, hot, mod, modern, modernist, modernistic, new age, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date
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