Pronunciation Adjective
old-fashioned
- Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.
- My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around.
- Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.
- You can’t stay the night, because my parents are a bit old-fashioned.
- (of a thing) dated, oldfangled, outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete or Thesaurus:unfashionable
- French: démodé, vieilli, à l'ancienne, ringard (informal)
- German: altmodisch, altväterlich, altväterisch, antiquiert, unmodern, unzeitgemäß, verzopft, zopfig (pejorative)
- Italian: antiquato, sorpassato, fuori moda
- Portuguese: démodé, demodê, antiquado
- Russian: старомо́дный
- Spanish: pasado de moda, anticuado, chapado a la antigua, démodé
- French: vieux jeu, de la vieille école
- German: altmodisch
- Italian: vecchio stile
- Portuguese: antigo, antiquado (derogatory), à moda antiga
- Russian: старомо́дный
- Spanish: a la antigua, a la antigua usanza, pasadista, carca
old-fashioned (plural old-fashioneds)
- A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.
- 1996, Paul F. Boller, Presidential Anecdotes (page 286)
- At the end of the workday, the Trumans liked to have a cocktail before dinner. Shortly after they moved into the White House, Mrs. Truman rang for the butler, Alonzo Fields, one afternoon and ordered two old-fashioneds.
- 1996, Paul F. Boller, Presidential Anecdotes (page 286)
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