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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Performing that evening will be Brass on Fire, which plays oldies featuring brass instruments, including numbers made famous by Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 The obvious guess would be country oldies, but that was done and dropped already … Go Country Gold ran on 1260 AM and one of the HD streams for a few months beginning late 2024, only to be dropped by April of 2025. Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 18 May 2026 The new Beaches is most charitably viewed as an oldies act for a movie. Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026 Morrow, now 89, plays oldies on Saturday nights. Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 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

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“Oldie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oldie. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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