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"text": "Well aren't you just a little old sweetheart?",
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},
{
"text": "A: I love your dress! B: What, this little old thing?",
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},
{
"text": "How about a little old game of pool?",
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{
"ref": "1909, Rowland Thomas, The Little Gods, page 280",
"text": "You brought the best little old news you'll ever tote. Secretario, if you never promulgate worse news than that, you'll boost your circulation a thousand a day.",
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{
"ref": "1915 August 14, Roy K. Moulton, “On the Spur of the Moment: Appearances”, in The Day (New London), page 9",
"text": "They found afterward to their regret that he was the finest little old poker player that ever struck the village and he carried away a suitcase of yellow-backed bills.",
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},
{
"ref": "1949 May 16, Walt Kelly, Pogo (comic strip)",
"text": "[Pogo:] I'm takin' care of this li'l' ol' backward child.",
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},
{
"ref": "1976, Richard West, “The Best of Texas”, in Texas Monthly, volume 4, number 7, page 103",
"text": "We Texans have always bragged about having the best little old this and the best little old that.",
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},
{
"ref": "1992, Henry I. Christ, Building Power in Reading, page 131",
"text": "Well, you nice people, I'm going to let you in on a secret and show you why this kitchen knife is the best little ole product you can get.",
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},
{
"ref": "1995, Rose Clayton, editor, Elvis Up Close: In the Words of Those Who Knew Him Best, page 13",
"text": "Christine Roberts Presley: Elvis was the best little ol' thing. He was so polite.",
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},
{
"ref": "1999, “College Basketball: Men's Roundup; Jarvis Keeps His Focus on Tough Road Ahead”, in New York Times",
"text": "While still marveling over the magnificent overtime victory his team had over St. John's Sunday, Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski turned immediately to worrying about what was ahead. […] Duke plays a little old game against North Carolina tonight.",
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},
{
"ref": "2010, J. Cole, Friday Night Lights (mixtape), \"You Got It\" lyrics",
"text": "Last time I seen you, you was a little old girl / I had a crush now we grown and we still so thorough"
}
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"(US, Southern US, idiomatic, informal) Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something)."
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"text": "This joke is getting a little old."
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"text": "Well aren't you just a little old sweetheart?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "A: I love your dress! B: What, this little old thing?",
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},
{
"text": "How about a little old game of pool?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1909, Rowland Thomas, The Little Gods, page 280",
"text": "You brought the best little old news you'll ever tote. Secretario, if you never promulgate worse news than that, you'll boost your circulation a thousand a day.",
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},
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"ref": "1915 August 14, Roy K. Moulton, “On the Spur of the Moment: Appearances”, in The Day (New London), page 9",
"text": "They found afterward to their regret that he was the finest little old poker player that ever struck the village and he carried away a suitcase of yellow-backed bills.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1949 May 16, Walt Kelly, Pogo (comic strip)",
"text": "[Pogo:] I'm takin' care of this li'l' ol' backward child.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1976, Richard West, “The Best of Texas”, in Texas Monthly, volume 4, number 7, page 103",
"text": "We Texans have always bragged about having the best little old this and the best little old that.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1992, Henry I. Christ, Building Power in Reading, page 131",
"text": "Well, you nice people, I'm going to let you in on a secret and show you why this kitchen knife is the best little ole product you can get.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1995, Rose Clayton, editor, Elvis Up Close: In the Words of Those Who Knew Him Best, page 13",
"text": "Christine Roberts Presley: Elvis was the best little ol' thing. He was so polite.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1999, “College Basketball: Men's Roundup; Jarvis Keeps His Focus on Tough Road Ahead”, in New York Times",
"text": "While still marveling over the magnificent overtime victory his team had over St. John's Sunday, Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski turned immediately to worrying about what was ahead. […] Duke plays a little old game against North Carolina tonight.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010, J. Cole, Friday Night Lights (mixtape), \"You Got It\" lyrics",
"text": "Last time I seen you, you was a little old girl / I had a crush now we grown and we still so thorough"
}
],
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"sense": "little - emphatically, affectionately, or humorously",
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