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old-fashioned

/əʊldˈfæʃənd/
noun
  1. A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.

adjective
  1. Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.

    "My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around."

    Similar: date, oldfangled, outdated

  2. Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.

    "You can’t stay the night, because my parents are a bit old-fashioned."

Synonymsdate, oldfangled, outdated
Antonymsnew-fashioned

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