- a variation of oldie.
oldy
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oldies
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The bathrooms turn out to be pretty oldy worldy too or maybe I should say antique and make a huge noise whenever you want to do anything private.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
She has a pretty bad time, poor thing! 'cause she is so oldy that she is kept on a shelf till she's all dusty.
From Funny Little Socks Being the Fourth Book by Sarah L. Barrow
"I only hope he won't be an oldy old widower," said Della thoughtfully.
From Ethel Morton's Holidays by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
As more listeners get their kicks from oldies, vintage hits have infiltrated Spotify’s chart in greater numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
"We're a bunch of oldies, but everyone gets stressed, everyone suffers loss and gets sad, everyone's happy, everyone has people in their life they love and people who annoy them," Forte said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
As with his later books, “The Old Barrio Guide” made it clear that most of the oldies beloved in his community came from African American artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
"It's a couple of oldies - he's probably favourite," said O'Sullivan.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Shadow tuned the radio to an oldies station, and listened to songs that were current before he was born.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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