oldie

noun

old·​ie ˈōl-dē How to pronounce oldie (audio)
: one that is old
especially : a popular song of an earlier day

Examples of oldie in a Sentence

This recipe's an oldie and a favorite in my family.
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The over-the-air signal for WZTI-AM (1290), the Milwaukee oldies station known as Fonz MKE, has been silent since historic flooding hit the Milwaukee area in August — and may not return. Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025 There were a few oldies that caught my attention. Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Mall shopping, belting oldies in the car, going to baseball games, and fighting with my siblings were done by my American self. Yuki Tejima august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 Less a diner than a throwback 1940s soda shop, the lunch-dinner joint plays Great American Songbook oldies and serves marinated skirt steak, fork-tender baby back ribs and meatloaf in mushroom gravy with generous mounds of mashed potatoes. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oldie

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oldie was in 1874

Cite this Entry

“Oldie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oldie. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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