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oldfangled

[ohld-fang-guhld] / ˈoʊldˈfæŋ gəld /








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You might find yourself saying “nope,” too, once or twice, in a way that’s really tantamount to saying “yes” to “Nope’s” shivery pleasures, which feel both oldfangled and new.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2022

It nearly makes you believe that within the same oldfangled men and women we’ve known for centuries, new people may really be ready to emerge.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2018

The idea of investing in a character who isn’t essentially evil or bad seems oldfangled, even quaint.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2017

Nov. 13: So much about Ms. Giddens could scan as oldfangled mannerism: the minstrel banjo, the mountain songs, that folk-operatic alto.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2015

She was also something of a challenge to the University of Chicago's new placement-test system for college candidates, which is itself a challenge to the oldfangled college-entrance system.

From Time Magazine Archive


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