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oldie
noun- an older or elderly person UK, 1874
- But the oldie’s an attractive old geezer. — John Wynnum, Jiggin’ in the Riggin, p. 57, 1965
- Beer and tobacco are “straight” drugs, used by the Oldies. — Frank Hardy, Hardy’s People, p. 100, 1986
- In a world obsessed by “yoof’” culture, cellulite and sag, The Oldie stands aloof, proud and tall. It speaks for those on whom the years sit lightly, those who know full well that age only matters if you are a cheese. The Oldie is not the past, it is the future. — Terry Wogan, quoted on the Cultural Publications website, August 2003
- a song from the past that is still popular US, 1939
A shortened form of GOLDEN OLDIE - We owe our thanks for these to the wonderful services of the U.S.O. Here’s another oldie. — Apocalypse Now, 1979
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