old-timey
adjective
: of a kind or style prevalent in or reminiscent of an earlier time
old-timey music
Examples of old-timey in a Sentence
tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats
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This old-timey Florida recipe livens up cabbage with bacon, sausage, tomatoes, plus hearts of palm and other vegetables and seasonings.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Zegler has a lovely singing voice, but the slick, uninspired new songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul sit awkwardly next to the old-timey originals.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Walk down the Strand, known for its opulent Victorian architecture, to reach La King’s Confectionery, a charming old-timey ice cream shop, for dessert.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Zegler has a lovely singing voice, but the slick, uninspired new songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul sit awkwardly next to the old-timey originals.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Walk down the Strand, known for its opulent Victorian architecture, to reach La King’s Confectionery, a charming old-timey ice cream shop, for dessert.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Old-timey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timey. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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