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Reminiscent or representative of an older time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
Examples
- Near-synonyms: old-fashioned, antiquated, retro
- For our Halloween party that year, he wove a whole aesthetic that was maximally retro. He rolled up in an old-timey car, wearing an old-timey outfit, spouting old-timey phrases. It was a magnificent performance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: old-timely, old-fashioned, antiquated, retro
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *deh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh2y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh2i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English old-time English -y English old-timey From old-time + -y.
