Meaning of old-timey | Babel Free

Definitions

Reminiscent or representative of an older time.

US, informal

Examples

“Near-synonyms: old-fashioned, antiquated, retro”

“For our Halloween party that year, he wove a whole aesthetic that was maximally retro. He rolled up in an old-timey car, wearing an old-timey outfit, spouting old-timey phrases. It was a magnificent performance.”

“In short, the old town—the lovablest, old-timiest, easy-goingest old town that ever was—sits there by the River, hugging its traditions, and hoarding its stories, of which it has enough to make a new Thousand and One Nights.”

“One of the main charms of the Southern scene was the number of "old-timey" practices that persisted.”

“The former ferry, now the standby tied up at the Steilacoom dock, is the 18-car, wooden-hull Islander, even old-timier and better.”

“Whereas some of the potters making unglazed gardenware have expanded their production, others now also make some "old-timey" utilitarian glazed stoneware.”

“That white man buys up all this old-timey stuff he can get his hands on, all through this country. The very tools I lived by, he sells em for antiques.”

“But what’s a “Hawkeye” or a “Hoosier”? Indian tribes? Kinds of bird, maybe? This handy guide will help you decipher the seven oddest, old-timiest state nicknames.”

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