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old; ol’; ole adjective- used to intensify some intensifiers UK, 1844
A slight narrowing of use since first recorded in the 1440s as “grand, great, plentiful” now mainly seen in such constructions as: “high old time” (1858) and “gay old boys” (1887). - [S]tate schools, I used to joke, were so called because they were in a “right old state” [a mess]. — Jenny Eclair, Camberwell Beauty, p. 60, 2000
- old UK, 1844
- I said “What’s so wrong ‘bout a good ol’ bombing?” — The Guardian, 20 February 2003
- used as a signal of familiarity with the person so described US
As spoken in the southern US, not necessarily indicative of affection, cordiality, or good humour. - I talked to ol’ Sully the other day. He’s sure a good ol’ boy, to be as sorry a sonofabitch as he is. — Ken Weaver, Texas Crude, p. 119, 1984
- tiresome US, 1864
- I’d dismount with my AK and check them on foot, but that got old awful quick. — Larry Heinemann, Close Quarters, p. 248, 1977
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