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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

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

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2017

And the album’s episodic title track, featuring a soulfully assured Charenée Wade on vocals, sounds both oldfangled and vibrantly present tense.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2015

His cleverness as a songwriter — the oldfangled alchemy of wit, craft and subtext that tends to get coded as drollness — serves partly as a safeguard, keeping pathos at a manageable remove.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2010

Getting up-to-date puts a strain on that slightly oldfangled institution, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, and the strain shows like a taut cable in its 28th Biennial Exhibition.

From Time Magazine Archive




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