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old time used to be

old time used to be noun: ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs.

Noun

old time used to be (plural old time used to be's)

  1. (euphemistic, informal) Ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs.
    • I thought I spied my old time used to be[…]Roberta done quit me, I can't see no peace1940, Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, “Roberta”
    • Somebody loan me a dime, I need to call my old time used to be.1969, Fenton Robinson, “Loan Me a Dime”, in Boz Scaggs, performed by Boz Scaggs

Forms of old time used to be

pluralold time used to be's

Questions about old time used to be

What does old time used to be mean?
Old time used to be means ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs.
What part of speech is old time used to be?
Old time used to be is a noun.
What is the plural of old time used to be?
The plural of old time used to be is old time used to be's.

Words near old time used to be in the dictionary

  1. Old Testament
  2. Old Testamental
  3. old thing
  4. Old Tibetan
  5. old time
  6. old time used to be
  7. old time used to be's
  8. old timer
  9. old timer's disease
  10. old timers
  11. old timers' disease

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