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old fashioned

1

noun

  1. (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

  1. of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue:

    an old-fashioned bathing suit.

    Synonyms: obsolete, outmoded

  2. favored or prevalent in former times:

    old-fashioned ideas.

  3. having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times:

    a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman.

old-fashioned

adjective

  1. belonging to, characteristic of, or favoured by former times; outdated

    old-fashioned ideas

  2. favouring or adopting the dress, manners, fashions, etc, of a former time
  3. quizzically doubtful or disapproving

    she did not reply, but gave him an old-fashioned look

  4. dialect.
    old for one's age

    an old-fashioned child



noun

  1. a cocktail containing spirit, bitters, fruit, etc

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Derived Forms

  • ˌold-ˈfashionedly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • old-fashioned·ly adverb
  • old-fashioned·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of old fashioned1

First recorded in 1900–05

Origin of old fashioned2

First recorded in 1645–55

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Example Sentences

Eyes gouged, necks snapped, and even some good old fashioned cannibalism.

Not all Israeli gay propaganda is pinkwashing—a lot of it is good, old-fashioned PR to attract gay tourist dollars to Tel Aviv.

A woman in a smart uniform scribbles out tickets for a growing line of tourists eager to take a trip on the old-fashioned train.

Veterinarians may continue prescribing the old-fashioned way, without exemption, as can prescriptions to be filled out of state.

The Old-Fashioned is the crème of the cocktail crop—according to Don Draper, at least.

People have not only ceased to purchase those old-fashioned things called books, but even to read them!

Our luggage, I remember, p. 5was carried on the roof of the carriage in the good old-fashioned coaching style.

The portmanteau was the sign of youth and progress; old-fashioned people stuck to the carpet bag.

The road led to an old fashioned, high gabled farm-house at the foot of the hill; the only tenement visible from that lonely spot.

Dorothy, already out of hearing, had vanished into the old-fashioned house at the bottom of the hill.

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