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old fashioned

1

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letters) a cocktail made with whiskey, bitters, water, and sugar, and garnished with citrus-fruit slices and a cherry.


old-fashioned

2

[ ohld-fash-uhnd ]

adjective

  1. of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue:

    an old-fashioned bathing suit.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. favored or prevalent in former times:

    old-fashioned ideas.

  3. having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times:

    a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman.

old-fashioned

adjective

  1. belonging to, characteristic of, or favoured by former times; outdated

    old-fashioned ideas

  2. favouring or adopting the dress, manners, fashions, etc, of a former time
  3. quizzically doubtful or disapproving

    she did not reply, but gave him an old-fashioned look

  4. dialect.
    old for one's age

    an old-fashioned child

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a cocktail containing spirit, bitters, fruit, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of old fashioned1

First recorded in 1900–05

Origin of old fashioned2

First recorded in 1645–55
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"People still come in the old fashioned way. They show a ticket, it is scanned and you press your foot down on a pedal to let them in," said Michael.

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“If you got too close, it would burn you. It was kind of old fashioned, but at the time I remember thinking, `Man, it’s a good thing they thought about us with these heaters.’

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"Having a left foot on the left side, like old fashioned vintage football, right in the right, left in the left, and these kinds of crosses helps the striker we have," he said.

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But they are both set in Philadelphia, which gave their creators the idea to do an old fashioned crossover, the likes of which used to happen on “Happy Days†and “Laverne and Shirley.â€

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It was an old fashioned pen and paper reporting job.

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