Old-fashioned

//oʊldˈfæʃənd// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

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

    "Old John was mixing Old Fashioneds and every now and then he would turn and stare at the record case with an expression of great loathing."

  2. 2
    A type of doughnut with a cakelike consistency and a rough surface, usually made with cultured buttermilk and chemical leaven and fried at a lower temperature.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.

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

  2. 2
    Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times and the old-style ways.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    out of fashion wordnet

Synonyms

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abandonedabjuredagedanachronisticancientantediluvial

Example

More examples

"The lady persisted in wearing such an old-fashioned shirt."

Etymology

From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.

Related phrases

old fashioned glassold-fashioned lookold-fashionedlyold-fashionedness

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