old country
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As a small child, my repertoire was all country and western, and it was very old country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Irish potatoes are about as Irish as spaghetti and meatballs are Italian — a product of immigrant communities in America rather than the old country itself.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
The players were immigrants or the sons of immigrants, playing a game that was considered a national pastime in the old country but little more than a waste of time in the new one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
“I take it back to the old country boy saying that you can’t put 10 pounds of potatoes in a 5-pound sack,” Nelson said.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 15, 2024
Boys ran away all the time, and even fathers left without a word to escape having to care for their families back in the old country.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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