the Stone Age

noun

: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools

—often used figuratively to suggest something outmoded

His political ideas are from the Stone Age.

I'm still using a Stone Age computer.

Examples of the Stone Age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That track is then punctuated with a solo from guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

The festival's lineup includes Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves and others. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

That tendency, which may have been with us since the Stone Age, today serves the interests of our cumbersome friends in the Florida Everglades. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Rhymes for the Stone Age

• alienage
• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage