"any old" meaning in English

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Determiner

Audio: en-au-any old.ogg
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  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any, old.
    Sense id: en-any_old-en-det-OonOXF8D
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Any, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: any ol', any ole Related terms: some old Translations (any, absolutely any): jakýkoliv [masculine] (Czech), ledajaký [masculine] (Czech), n’importe quel (French), -kolwiek (Polish), wszelki (Polish), popadnie (Polish), byle (Polish), bądź (Polish), lada (Polish), qualquer (Portuguese), vilken som helst [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-any_old-en-det-l0pEcowL Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English determiners: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'any, absolutely any': 25 75

Alternative forms

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