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old fashioned
1noun
- (sometimes initial capital letters) a cocktail made with whiskey, bitters, water, and sugar, and garnished with citrus-fruit slices and a cherry.
old-fashioned
2[ ohld-fash-uhnd ]
adjective
- of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue:
an old-fashioned bathing suit.
Synonyms: ,
- favored or prevalent in former times:
old-fashioned ideas.
- having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times:
a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman.
old-fashioned
adjective
- belonging to, characteristic of, or favoured by former times; outdated
old-fashioned ideas
- favouring or adopting the dress, manners, fashions, etc, of a former time
- quizzically doubtful or disapproving
she did not reply, but gave him an old-fashioned look
- dialect.old for one's age
an old-fashioned child
noun
- a cocktail containing spirit, bitters, fruit, etc
Derived Forms
- ˌDZ-ˈڲDzԱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- DZ-ڲiDzԱ· adverb
- DZ-ڲiDzԱ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of old fashioned1
Origin of old fashioned2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
On the Reform UK website he says he is "standing for Reform UK because they stand for good old fashioned traditional values".
Ms Whiley stopped the clip when she noticed it and mentioned to the class that the film was "old fashioned and that sometimes things were shown differently now", the TRA heard.
"People still come in the old fashioned way. They show a ticket, it is scanned and you press your foot down on a pedal to let them in," said Michael.
“If you got too close, it would burn you. It was kind of old fashioned, but at the time I remember thinking, `Man, it’s a good thing they thought about us with these heaters.’
"Having a left foot on the left side, like old fashioned vintage football, right in the right, left in the left, and these kinds of crosses helps the striker we have," he said.
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