ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Old-timey

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Old-timey is an adjective meaning (US, informal) Reminiscent or representative of an older time.

Meaning

(US, informal) Reminiscent or representative of an older time.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: old-fashioned, antiquated, retro
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.
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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for old-timey

Depending on context, synonyms include old-timely, old-fashioned, antiquated, retro.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include antiquey, reminiscent, rootsy, vintagey, retrostyled, oldskool.

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