blast from the past
blast from the past noun: something or someone that a person has not seen for a long time that evokes nostalgic feelings.
Noun
blast from the past (plural blasts from the past)
- Something or someone that a person has not seen for a long time that evokes nostalgic feelings.
- Now there's a golden oldie, a blast from the past, when the heavyweight division was still strong and vibrant and unified (...)1981 May 9, Bill Lyon, “An Old Warhorse Still Has His Dream”, in The Evening Independent
- In the process, he managed to make the Republican tax cut sound like a blast from the past.1996 August 31, “Mr. Clinton's Bridge”, in The New York Times
Forms of blast from the past
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Questions about blast from the past
- What does blast from the past mean?
- Blast from the past means something or someone that a person has not seen for a long time that evokes nostalgic feelings.
- What part of speech is blast from the past?
- Blast from the past is a noun.
- What is the plural of blast from the past?
- The plural of blast from the past is blasts from the past.
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