oldie
Song from yesteryear
An oldie is something old but still valued, especially a song or film from an earlier era that remains popular: The radio station plays oldies from the sixties and seventies.
The word carries affection rather than dismissal—oldies are classics, not relics.
Often appears in the phrase oldie but goodie.
Can refer fondly to older people: We oldies remember when phones had cords.
Coin-operated music player
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- recordPreserved account or achievement
turntable · phonograph · radio · single · crooner · ballad · melody · rock'n'roll
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- retroEvoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
classic · timeless · relic · keepsake · memento · patina · restoration · curio
Worn and neglected
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
moth-eaten · tatty · beat-up · threadbare · weathered · faded · well-worn · dog-eared
Movie or coating
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- silentProducing no sound
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
matinee · cinematheque · revival · rerun · MGM · retrospective · starlet
jukebox
Coin-operated music player
record · turntable · phonograph · radio · single · crooner · ballad · melody · rock'n'roll · soul
antique
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- retroEvoking recent past
throwback · classic · timeless · relic · keepsake · memento · patina · restoration · curio · dated
shabby
Worn and neglected
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
decrepit · moth-eaten · tatty · beat-up · threadbare · weathered · faded · well-worn · dog-eared · time-worn
veteran
Experienced former soldier
retiree · pensioner · octogenarian · grandparent · septuagenarian · fogey
film
Movie or coating
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- silentProducing no sound
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
Hollywood · matinee · cinematheque · revival · rerun · MGM · retrospective · starlet
- songssong, songs, tune, folk ballads, melody
oldienew release
chart-topper · brand-new · hot off the press · newbie · debut single
oldienovelty
Quality of being original
trendsetter · up-and-comer · fresh face · newbie · emerging artist
- old ageAdvanced years of life
- old manElderly male person
- old friendLong-established companion
- older brotherMale sibling born earlier
- older sisterFemale sibling born earlier
- old newsOutdated information
old, older, oldest, old-fashioned, age-old, olden, oldies, oldish, oldness