auld lang syne

auld lang syne

noun \ˌōl(d)-ˌ(l)aŋ-ˈzīn, ˌȯl(d)-\

Definition of AULD LANG SYNE

: the good old times

Examples of AULD LANG SYNE

1. They drank a toast to auld lang syne.
2. <let us bid farewell to auld lang syne and welcome in the new year>

Origin of AULD LANG SYNE

Scots, literally, old long ago

First Known Use: 1692

Related to AULD LANG SYNE

Synonyms: past, history, yesterday, yesteryear, yore

Related Words: bygone; flashback; annals, chronicle, record; memoir; antiquity, long ago

Near Antonyms: by-and-by, future, futurity, hereafter, offing, tomorrow; moment, now, present, today

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Rhymes with AULD LANG SYNE

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