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old song

old song noun: a trifle; a small price, or nothing of value.

Noun

old song (plural old songs)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) A trifle; a small price, or nothing of value.
    • I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song.1688, Henry More, The Divine Dialogues
    • Here, young man, you find your curiosities too again, which your whirligig librarian sold me for an old song. In future you will hold these treasures of your father more sacred.1822, Ludwig Tieck, translated by Connop Thirlwall, The Pictures

Forms of old song

pluralold songs

Questions about old song

What does old song mean?
Old song means a trifle; a small price, or nothing of value.
What part of speech is old song?
Old song is a noun.
What is the plural of old song?
The plural of old song is old songs.

Words near old song in the dictionary

  1. Old Slovak
  2. old sod
  3. old sods
  4. old soldier
  5. old soldiers
  6. old song
  7. old songs
  8. old soul
  9. old souls
  10. Old Sour
  11. old sourdough

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