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old-fashioned
/əʊldˈfæʃənd/
noun
A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.
adjective
Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.
"My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around."
Similar: date, oldfangled, outdated
Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.
"You can’t stay the night, because my parents are a bit old-fashioned."
Antonymsnew-fashioned
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