Olds
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Olds is a noun meaning (UK, slang) One's parents.
Meaning
(UK, slang) One's parents.
More Meanings
- (humorous) Information that is no longer new.
- (slang; often with the; derogatory or self-deprecatory; often humorous) Anyone portrayed in the context as not young; for example, anyone older than the speaker's audience of coevals; often, middle-aged adults or older adults.
Example Sentences
Don't ask me what the kids consider cool at the moment — I'm just an old.
Her friends at school snicker at how the olds are clueless about TikTok trends. But they can't shame us olds about it very effectively, because we're old enough to know that today's trends too shall pass.
Word Forms
- old
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elderly, aged, senile, senior, aging, senescent.
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