oldie
IPA: ˈoʊɫdi
noun
- (informal) Something or someone old.
- (informal) A song or record from a previous era.
- (informal, in the plural) The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras.
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Examples of "oldie" in Sentences
- Here's a golden oldie from the crusty old bag Ferraro:
- In music, an "oldie" might have been recorded in the 90's.
- Bonny, I was not one of those lovers of what we call oldie goldies.
- You know something is an "oldie" when it has an acronym that people assume you know.
- Or, perhaps that great Grass Roots oldie from the 60s, “Where Were You When I Needed You.”
- Andromeda Spaceways - This isn't a new magazine by any means-it's one that I'd classify as oldie, but goodie.
- According to Powers, if you want something campy, you may want to go with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which she calls an "oldie but a goodie."
- When Danish retailer Netto set up three "oldie" supermarkets, where at least half the staff is over 50, absenteeism went down and customer satisfaction up.
- He led the most rhythmically and texturally complex work on the program, the Double Concerto for Piano, Harpsichord and Two Chamber Orchestras (1961), a golden oldie from the days when Mr. Carter was fascinated with music for multiple ensembles that moved independently, though simultaneously, sometimes (but not always) interacting.
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