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Old Glory

British  

noun

  1. a nickname for the flag of the United States of America

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Old Glory Cultural  
  1. A nickname for the United States flag.


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They waved Mexican flags and Salvadoran and Venezuelan ones, with nary an Old Glory in sight.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2025

I have started flying "Old Glory" at home on special days, like today.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2023

“My head was buried in the sand. Then I looked up and saw Old Glory on top of Mount Suribachi.”

From New York Times Jun. 29, 2022

"You name it, equipment, fuel, labor, everything," Kyle Scott, who co-owns Old Glory Farm in Wisconsin with his wife, Deanna, told Fox News.

From Fox News Nov. 24, 2021

“Well, we’ve got to do something to celebrate. We haven’t got a flag, we can’t float Old Glory proudly out the window. So I’m going to wear this, as an emblem.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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