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oldie

English

Etymology

old +? -ie

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???ldi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?o?ldi/
  • Rhymes: -??ldi

Noun

oldie (plural oldies)

  1. (informal) Something or someone old.
  2. (informal) A song or record from a previous era.
  3. (informal, in the plural) The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras.
    an oldies radio station

Derived terms

  • golden oldie

Translations

Anagrams

  • deoil, eolid, oiled

oldie From the web:

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oldman

English

Noun

oldman (plural oldmen)

  1. Misspelling of old man.
    • 1891, Armenian popular songs, translated into English, page 64:
      Our Lord an oldman with a white beard
      Seated in glory on the cross []
    • 1986, A. R. Flowers, De mojo blues: de quest of HighJohn de conqueror, page 160:
      One of the oldmen started jabbering, US number one, VC number ten thou . . .
    • 2007, Bijay Kumar Das, Critical essays on post-colonial literature, page 146:
      The agony of an oldman for being neglected in the family and ill-treated by his daughter-in-law, abides.

Further reading

  • old man, (oldman*2000) at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams

  • Almond, Dolman, Lamond, Maldon, almond, dolman

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  • what is gary oldman like in real life
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