Used-to-be

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Former, ex-. colloquial, not-comparable

    "1888, Daily Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Kentucky, 3 September, 1888, Milburn Ellis, a used-to-be resident of this place, but now of the Grasshopper Country […] is visiting relatives here."

Synonyms

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erstwhileforegoneformerhithertoone-timepast

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"1888, Daily Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Kentucky, 3 September, 1888, Milburn Ellis, a used-to-be resident of this place, but now of the Grasshopper Country […] is visiting relatives here."

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