"oldie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊldi/ [UK], /ˈoʊldi/ [General-American] Forms: oldies [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊldi Etymology: From old + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|old|ie}} old + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} oldie (plural oldies)
  1. (informal) Something or someone old. Tags: informal Translations (something or someone old): vana (Estonian), Oldie [masculine] (German), örhänge [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-oldie-en-noun-YWDgpn-C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 18 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 61 19 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 23 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 64 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 63 14 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 15 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 23 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 64 16 19 Synonyms: antique (english: thing), classic, ; [person], oldster, ager [euphemistic], antique [derogatory, figuratively, mildly], badge-cove [Polari], cheeser [slang], coffin dodger [derogatory, humorous], crinkly [derogatory], eld [archaic, poetic], elder, elderly, geriatric [slang], genarian, geezer [US], grayhead [North, US], greyhead [UK], hoarhead [obsolete, poetic], mzee [Africa, East], old [slang], no spring chicken [idiomatic], old timer, old-timer, oldtimer, older adult [euphemistic], oldie, oldster, senior [US], senior citizen, silver top [slang], twirly [UK, derogatory, slang, sometimes], weazen [figuratively], wrinkly Disambiguation of 'something or someone old': 97 1 1
  2. (informal) A song or record from a previous era. Tags: informal Translations (song or record from a long time ago): 老歌 (lǎogē) (Chinese Mandarin), gouwe ouwe [masculine] (Dutch), Oldie [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-oldie-en-noun-y71BV-Kr Disambiguation of 'song or record from a long time ago': 17 61 22
  3. (informal, in the plural) The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras. Tags: in-plural, informal
    Sense id: en-oldie-en-noun-NYnTDqIK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: classic hit (english: music senses) Derived forms: golden oldie, oldie but goodie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(informal) A song or record from a previous era."
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          "roman": "lǎogē",
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          "word": "老歌"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:old person",
          "word": "oldster"
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        {
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          "word": "senior citizen"
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          "word": "weazen"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊldi/",
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      "sense": "something or someone old",
      "word": "vana"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "something or someone old",
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      "sense": "song or record from a long time ago",
      "word": "老歌"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "song or record from a long time ago",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gouwe ouwe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "song or record from a long time ago",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Oldie"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oldie"
}

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