- 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
No, that lyric wasn’t written by the Byrds in 1965, and even atheists who hear “Turn! Turn! Turn!” on oldies radio might want to understand that the song is drawing from a deep well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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
But in L.A., none is so iconic as the giant looming penguin that signifies milkshakes, burgers, oldies playlists and sheer Americana at the end of the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
"It's a couple of oldies - he's probably favourite," said O'Sullivan.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
He had turned the radio to an oldies station, and he sang along with a song I’d never heard.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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