old timey

Charmingly out-of-date

Old timey describes something characteristic of or evoking an earlier era, typically with nostalgic or quaint associations: an old timey general store, old timey country music.

The spelling suggests folksy informality—more whimsical than old-fashioned or vintage.

Often hyphenated as old-timey.

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nostalgic · retro · phonograph · period · telegrams · blacksmithing · horse and buggy · gramophone · rotary phone · vintage · Victorian · sepia · vaudeville · butter churn · daguerreotype · heritage · historic · classic

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temporal style/aesthetic

old timeymodern

Of recent times

contemporary · futuristic · cutting-edge · current · newfangled

technological/cultural currency

old timeystate-of-the-art

Most technologically advanced available

bleeding-edge · advanced · innovative · next-generation · forward-looking

technological/cultural development

old timeyhigh-tech

Using newest innovations

cutting-edge · futuristic · state-of-the-art · advanced · modern

Family

old, olden, older, oldest, oldish, time, timely, times, timed

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Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G