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li'l' ol'

li'l' ol' is the alternative spelling of little old.

Meaning of little old

Adjective

little old (not comparable)

  1. (Southern US, US, idiomatic, informal) 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?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, old.
    • This joke is getting a little old.

Questions about li'l' ol'

What is li'l' ol' the alternative spelling of?
Li'l' ol' is the alternative spelling of little old.

Words near li'l' ol' in the dictionary

  1. li'l
  2. li'l ol'
  3. li'l old
  4. li'l ole
  5. li'l'
  6. li'l' ol'
  7. li'l' old
  8. li'l' ole
  9. Li's criterion
  10. Li-ch'uan
  11. Li-chiang

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Adapted from Wiktionary: li'l' ol' (page history and authors); little old (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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