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plain old

plain old adjective: having no special properties; ordinary.

Adjective

plain old (not comparable)

  1. Having no special properties; ordinary.
    • That teddy bear they sell over there...I heard it helps in battle. I don't know what they're talking about. It looks like a plain ol' teddy bear to me...1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Words formed from plain old

Questions about plain old

What does plain old mean?
Plain old means having no special properties; ordinary.
What part of speech is plain old?
Plain old is an adjective.

Words near plain old in the dictionary

  1. plain meaning rule
  2. plain meaning rules
  3. Plain of Esdraelon
  4. Plain of Jars
  5. plain of Mars
  6. plain old
  7. plain old data
  8. plain old telephone service
  9. plain paper
  10. plain papers
  11. plain people

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