any old

idiom

variants or less commonly any ol' or any ole

informal

—used to describe someone or something that is not special or specific

I don't care where I sleep. Any old couch will do.

She won't drink just any old tea; it has to be a certain kind.

Give me beer over champagne any old day (of the week).

Examples of any old in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not any old seats will do, however — only the best office chairs are worthy of a spot in their carts (and valuable floor space in their home offices, aka their living rooms). —Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024

While any old container will technically work, SELF editors go ga-ga for ones with an easy-to-sip design and the power to keep your bevvy cold all day. —Abbey Stone, SELF, 5 July 2024

But Catawba isn’t just any old purple crape myrtle. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024

Sure, any old pair of spandex shorts could work to prevent chafing, but Boody’s Smoothing Shorts offer so much more. —Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 June 2024