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oldie

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[ohl-dee]

noun

Informal.

plural

oldies 
  1. a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.



oldie

/ ˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. an old person or thing

  2. a parent

    children and their oldies

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oldie1

First recorded in 1870–75; old + -ie
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I came with my grandmother, but you know, these are the oldies.

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As her career matured, Flack’s oldies eclipsed her newer material, often described by critics as “turgid and bland.”

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Nowadays, oldies culture has become an umbrella term for a certain kind of nostalgia.

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Street preachers, boisterous hipsters and people blasting corridos and oldies are part of the neighborhood’s soundtrack, so we went back to our chat.

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They would visit in his modest cluttered condo and she would listen as he reiterated the golden oldies such as, “Be quick but don’t hurry” and “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

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