any old
idiom
variants
or less commonly any ol'
or any ole
informal
—used to describe someone or something that is not special or specific
I don't care where I sleep. Any old couch will do.
She won't drink just any old tea; it has to be a certain kind.
Give me beer over champagne any old day (of the week).
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Especially in the streaming era, where any old show or movie is prone to a random resurgence.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
This new trick is more convincing than any old download prompt.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Using just any old floor cleaner can seriously clog your robot vacuum's delicate internal piping.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 19 July 2025
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“Any old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20old. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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