definitions

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

older, oldest, oldfangled, oldfield, oldham, oldie, oldish, oldowan, olds, oldspeak, oldster

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
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