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old–timey
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old–timey
(adjective)
old–timey
/
ˈ
oʊld
ˈ
taɪmi/
adjective
old–timey
/
ˈ
oʊld
ˈ
taɪmi/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of OLD–TIMEY
[
more old–timey; most old–timey
]
US, informal
:
of a kind or style that was popular in the past
There's an
old-timey
feel to their music.
old-timey
folk music
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