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little old

adj

Definitions

  1. Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little

    Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).

    • Well aren't you just a little old sweetheart?
    • A: I love your dress! B: What, this little old thing?
    • How about a little old game of pool?

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, old.

    • This joke is getting a little old.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for little old. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA