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 belonging to, characteristic of, or favoured by former times; outdated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

Theatergoers, however, turned out in droves for a show that gave them that old fashioned musical feeling.

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

Dr Harvey's team has found some workarounds, such as reverting to issuing prescriptions "the old fashioned way" - on paper - despite this requiring them "getting to grips with our handwriting".

From BBC

Try a smoked pear old fashioned or choose from their extensive list of mocktails.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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• outdated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