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old-fashioned

old·fas·hio·ned

UK/əʊldˈfæʃənd/ US/oʊldˈfæʃənd/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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out of fashion

  • “a suit of rather antique appearance”
  • “demode (or outmoded) attire”
  • “outmoded ideas”
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noun

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a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices

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From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.

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