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good old

good old adjective: reliable; typical; consistently good.

Adjective

good old (not comparable)

  1. Reliable; typical; consistently good.
    • Good old Jenny – she typed out all the reports last night for us.
    • There's nothing like a good old American action film.

Forms of good old

alternative formgood ol'
alternative formgood ole

Words formed from good old

Questions about good old

What does good old mean?
Good old means reliable; typical; consistently good.
What part of speech is good old?
Good old is an adjective.

Words near good old in the dictionary

  1. good offices
  2. good oil
  3. good ol'
  4. good ol' boy
  5. good ol' boys
  6. good old
  7. good old boy
  8. good old boy network
  9. good old boy networks
  10. good old boydom
  11. good old boyhood

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