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good old days

good old days noun: a period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.

Noun

good old days pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.
    • In the good old days we could go to the gasworks and buy coke.
    • Well, the good old days may not return / And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn1991, “Learning to Fly”, in Into the Great Wide Open, performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

good old days meaning in Arabic

good old days in Arabic

the past, seen as a time when things were better
الزَّمَن الجَمِيل az-zaman al-jamīl

Synonyms of good old days

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Origin of good old days

Blend of good old + old days.

Questions about good old days

What does good old days mean?
Good old days means a period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.
What is good old days in Arabic?
Good old days in Arabic is الزَّمَن الجَمِيل (az-zaman al-jamīl). See Good old days meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is good old days?
Good old days is a noun.

Words near good old days in the dictionary

  1. good old boydom
  2. good old boyhood
  3. good old boyism
  4. good old boyness
  5. good old boys
  6. good old days
  7. good old times
  8. good ole
  9. good ole boy
  10. good ole boys
  11. good on someone

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