old fashioned

¹

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letters) a cocktail made with whiskey, bitters, water, and sugar, and garnished with citrus-fruit slices and a cherry.

old-fashioned

²

[ ohld-fash-uhnd ]

adjective

1. of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue:

   an old-fashioned bathing suit.

   Synonyms: obsolete, outmoded

2. favored or prevalent in former times:

   old-fashioned ideas.

3. having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times:

   a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman.

old-fashioned

adjective

1. belonging to, characteristic of, or favoured by former times; outdated

   old-fashioned ideas

2. favouring or adopting the dress, manners, fashions, etc, of a former time
3. quizzically doubtful or disapproving

   she did not reply, but gave him an old-fashioned look

4. dialect.
   old for one's age

   an old-fashioned child

noun

1. a cocktail containing spirit, bitters, fruit, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌold-ˈfashionedly, adverb

Other Words From

• old-fashioned·ly adverb
• old-fashioned·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of old fashioned¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Origin of old fashioned²

First recorded in 1645–55

Synonym Study

See ancient ¹.

Example Sentences

Tomas Garcia and Maria Viesca-Garcia toasted the presidential win with an old fashioned and a martini inside the opulent, 64-story Trump International Hotel Las Vegas as the sun shone the day after a historic presidential election.

From Los Angeles Times

I trained two or three times a week — nothing crazy, just good old fashioned bicep curls, weighted squats, plank holds.

From Los Angeles Times

On a recent Tuesday evening, an aisle end cap near the front of a BevMo location in Torrance prominently featured an assortment of cans in flavors including lemon lavender and a mock old fashioned cocktail.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, orders for the coffee-spiked martini that originated in 1980s London were up 50% during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2023, nipping at the heels of the iconic Old Fashioned.

From Salon

This was an old fashioned phone receiver from a landline phone with a cord on it up in the air, and she’s like this is the production crew if we don’t send a thing now we’re going to have to pay them yet another round of overtime and it’s going to be an insane amount of money and these things cost money regardless.

From Slate

Related Words

• ancient
• antique
• archaic
• corny
• dated
• odd
• old
• old-time
• outdated
• outmoded
• primitive