"von gestern" meaning in German

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Adjective

Etymology: Literally, "of/from yesterday". Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} von gestern (indeclinable, predicative only)
  1. (idiomatic) outdated Tags: idiomatic, indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-von_gestern-de-adj-7jyt7v7d
  2. (idiomatic, chiefly in negation) born yesterday Tags: idiomatic, indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-von_gestern-de-adj-FTulzCZf Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"of/from yesterday\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "predonly"
      },
      "expansion": "von gestern (indeclinable, predicative only)",
      "name": "de-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "DVDs are antiquated. You need Blu-ray.",
          "text": "DVDs sind von gestern. Du brauchst Blu-Ray.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "outdated"
      ],
      "id": "en-von_gestern-de-adj-7jyt7v7d",
      "links": [
        [
          "outdated",
          "outdated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) outdated"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I wasn't born yesterday!",
          "text": "Ich bin doch nicht von gestern!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "born yesterday"
      ],
      "id": "en-von_gestern-de-adj-FTulzCZf",
      "links": [
        [
          "born yesterday",
          "born yesterday"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, chiefly in negation) born yesterday"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in negation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "von gestern"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German multiword terms",
    "German uncomparable adjectives"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"of/from yesterday\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "predonly"
      },
      "expansion": "von gestern (indeclinable, predicative only)",
      "name": "de-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        "German idioms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "DVDs are antiquated. You need Blu-ray.",
          "text": "DVDs sind von gestern. Du brauchst Blu-Ray.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "outdated"
      ],
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        [
          "outdated",
          "outdated"
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        "(idiomatic) outdated"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German idioms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I wasn't born yesterday!",
          "text": "Ich bin doch nicht von gestern!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "born yesterday"
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        [
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        "(idiomatic, chiefly in negation) born yesterday"
      ],
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        "in negation"
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        "idiomatic",
        "indeclinable",
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  ],
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