"any old" meaning in English

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Determiner

Audio: en-au-any old.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} any old
  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)
    Sense id: en-any_old-en-det-l0pEcowL Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English determiners: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'any, absolutely any': 24 76

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