old-timey

[ ohld-tahy-mee ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. belonging to or characteristic of former times, usually eliciting a sentimental yearning for the past; old-time:

   an inn with charming, old-timey details.

Word History and Origins

Origin of old-timey¹

First recorded in 1850–55; old-time ( def ) + -y ¹( def )

Example Sentences

“Our friend knows nothing about sports, and so he would always do his old timey radio impression” Matt said in a 2003 interview.

From The Daily Beast

This was one of those old timey high-minded battles in which the very identity of the Jewish State hung in the balance!

From The Daily Beast

The tactic might have been charming in an old-timey sort of way had it not been so, well, illegal.

From The Daily Beast

Anderson's is an old, old family-run business, which started out as an old-timey drug-store selling some books on the side.

From Project Gutenberg

A tuft of loops at the end is a simple and old-timey finish.

From Project Gutenberg

Why even his language had the stilted shaping of the characters in most of these old-timey classical novels.

From Project Gutenberg

It was papered in pale blue and had a little, old-timey toilet table with sconces for candles.

From Project Gutenberg

Aunt Hagar are the colored people happier now than the old timey slavery time people?

From Project Gutenberg