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oldie

or old·y

[ ohl-dee ]
/ ˈoʊl di /
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noun Informal.

a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.

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RELATED WORDS

elderly, antique, age-old, venerable, hoary, old-fashioned, timeworn, archaic, antiquated, gray, antediluvian, ancient, shot, worn, bygone, fossil, relic, aged, remote, lullaby

Nearby words

  1. older,
  2. oldest,
  3. oldfangled,
  4. oldfield,
  5. oldham,
  6. oldish,
  7. oldman,
  8. oldness,
  9. oldowan,
  10. olds

Origin of oldie

First recorded in 1870–75; old + -ie
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British Dictionary definitions for oldie

oldie

/ (ˈəʊldɪ) /

noun informal

an old person or thing
Australian a parentchildren and their oldies
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

Word Origin and History for oldie

oldie

n.

"an old person," 1874; "an old tune or film," 1940, from old + -ie. Related: Oldies, which is attested by 1961 as a radio format.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper