"good old" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} good old (not comparable)
  1. Reliable; typical; consistently good. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: good ol' [pronunciation-spelling], good ole [pronunciation-spelling] Derived forms: good old boy, good old days Related terms: plain old, poor old, same old Translations (reliable): 老好 (lǎohǎo) (note: of a person) (Chinese Mandarin), 可靠 (kěkào) (Chinese Mandarin), 典型 (diǎnxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 經典 (Chinese Mandarin), 经典 (jīngdiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), vanha kunnon (Finnish), bon vieux (French), des familles (French), guter alter (German), jó öreg (Hungarian), gamli góði (Icelandic), trausti (english: weak inflection) (Icelandic), buon vecchio (Italian), bom e velho (Portuguese), ста́рый до́брый (stáryj dóbryj) (Russian), de toda la vida (Spanish), gamla goda (Swedish)

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