good old

idiom

variants or less commonly good ol' or good ole

informal

—used before a noun to describe a familiar person or thing with affection or approval

Good old John: you can always count on him to help.

I don't need fancy shoes. I prefer good old sneakers.

They were talking about the good old days.

Examples of good old in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Liebling took this characteristic, the public shows of modesty (and less public tribalism), as good old fashioned Midwestern provincialism. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025

Blurring the lines between blonde and copper, this color offers a fun twist on good old strawberry blonde. —Denise Primbet, Refinery29, 13 June 2025

Perhaps, in the end, good old Famine, War, Pestilence and Death were always going to cover the case. —Literary Hub, 3 June 2025

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Rhymes for good old

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled