oldy
Americannoun
plural
oldiesExample Sentences
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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 Barrow, Sarah L.
"I only hope he won't be an oldy old widower," said Della thoughtfully.
From Ethel Morton's Holidays by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
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