old-fashioned

old-fashioned
   derelict
   Real-estate jargon:
    When applied to houses old-fashioned means a draughty ruin. When applied to clubs it means bad food and no women. (Theroux, 1982)

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  • Old Fashioned — IBA Official Cocktail Type Cocktail Primary alcohol by volume Bourbon whiskey …   Wikipedia

  • Old-fashioned — Old fash ioned, a. Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old customs, styles, or ideas; as, an old fashioned dress, girl; old fashioned wire rimmed glasses. Old fashioned …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • old-fashioned — Old fash ioned, a. Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old customs, styles, or ideas; as, an old fashioned dress, girl; old fashioned wire rimmed glasses. Old fashioned …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Old-fashioned — may refer to: Old Fashioned, a cocktail Old fashioned glass, a type of drinking glass Old fashioned three, a basketball term Old fashioned a 1976 short story by Isaac Asimov Old Fashioned, a racing horse Old Fashion, the name for maple syrup at… …   Wikipedia

  • old-fashioned — adj 1.) not considered to be modern or fashionable any more ▪ She wears really old fashioned clothes! ▪ old fashioned farming methods ▪ The idea seems rather old fashioned now. 2.) someone who is old fashioned has ideas, attitudes etc that were… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • old-fashioned — old fash|ioned1 [ ould fæʃnd ] adjective ** no longer modern or fashionable: Blake was carrying an old fashioned leather briefcase. a. used in a negative way to refer to methods, attitudes, or machines that are no longer useful or appropriate in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Old Fashioned — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Old Fashioned El old fashioned (pasado de moda en inglés) es un cóctel a base de whiskey rye (de centeno) o bourbon (de maíz). El clásico vaso bajo de whisky lleva el nombre de este trago. La receta es …   Wikipedia Español

  • old fashioned — old fashioned, old fashioned old fashioned . A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • old-fashioned — old fashioned, old fashioned old fashioned . A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • old-fashioned — 1590s, in an outdated style, from OLD (Cf. old) + pp. of FASHION (Cf. fashion) (v.). As a type of cocktail, attested from 1901, American English. Old Fashioned Tom Gin Cocktail Mix same as Holland Gin Old Fashioned Cocktail using Old Tom gin in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • old-fashioned — old fashionedly, adv. old fashionedness, n. /ohld fash euhnd/, adj. 1. of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old fashioned bathing suit. 2. favored or prevalent in former times: old fashioned ideas. 3. having the conservative behavior …   Universalium

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