ole

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adjective

ˈōl

informal

: old

reminiscing about the good ole days

had a grand ole time

saw a big ole snake

… "That ole devil still living?"—

Mildred D. Taylor

… an ole workin man …—

George Bernard Shaw

… new uses for the good ole potato.—

Sheila O'Meara Lowenstein

… he didn't lose because of little ole me.—

Matt Gurney

… the ole switcheroo, a technique whereby a jeweller will replace his infinitesimally smaller rock for your larger one.—

Elle

… what Robb has done for Democrats is win something. And not just any ole something: Virginia.—

George F. Will

olé

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combining form

variants or oleo-

: oil

oleograph

-ole

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noun combining form

variants or less commonly -ol

: chemical compound containing a 5-membered usually heterocyclic ring

pyrrole

: chemical compound not containing hydroxyl

eucalyptol

—especially in names of ethers

safrole

Example Sentences

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Adjective

Yearwood's Breakfast Lasagna serves up a big ole heapin' helping of sausage, Cheddar, Swiss cheese, spinach, eggs, and tender pasta. —

Anna Mahan, countryliving.com, 28 Apr. 2023 What happened to the good ole days of getting your hands dirty with real hardware and programming? —

IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2019 Kyrie Irving is back with the Mavs at shootaround in Memphis — and having a good ole time laughing with everyone. —

Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2023 Twice-fried, these Belgian fries come with your choice of sauce—mustards and mayonnaise, vinegar, curry, peanut satay, cheese, parmesan peppercorn, or good ole ketchup. —

Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023 Chalk one up for the good ‘ole boys. —

Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2023 Nothing beats good ‘ole Vaseline. —

Daley Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023 Sure, there's nothing like a good ole fashion facial. —

Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 17 Feb. 2023 However, many guys are reluctant to make the switch to safety razors because that technique is quite different than shaving with a good-ole cartridge disposable razor. —

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