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oldfangled

[ohld-fang-guhld] / ˈoʊldˈfæŋ gəld /








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You might find yourself saying “nope,” too, once or twice, in a way that’s really tantamount to saying “yes” to “Nope’s” shivery pleasures, which feel both oldfangled and new.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

Almost everything I read relayed his story in a kind of oldfangled, florid prose.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

The idea of investing in a character who isn’t essentially evil or bad seems oldfangled, even quaint.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2017

Nov. 13: So much about Ms. Giddens could scan as oldfangled mannerism: the minstrel banjo, the mountain songs, that folk-operatic alto.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2015

It is still possible, of course, to get an ordinary oldfangled hair cropping at a decent price.

From Time Magazine Archive