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vintagey

vintagey adjective: suggesting a vintage style.

Adjective

vintagey (comparative more vintagey, superlative most vintagey)

  1. (informal) Suggesting a vintage style.
    • Another girl in a vintagey red polka-dot dress revealed a striking depth of cleavage, but a lumpy zip-up sweatshirt layered on top announced, in some generic way, that she couldn’t care less, a crucial component of Upper West Side high schooler style.2008 May 2, Susan Dominus, “The Miley Cyrus Message, in the Eyes of Schoolgirls”, in New York Times
    • “Every time you turn a corner, there’s a guy wearing skinny jeans, an ironic cap, a low V-neck tee, vintagey high-tops and a scarf.2009 June 4, David Colman, “Michael Bastian: That Thing He Does”, in New York Times

Forms of vintagey

comparativemore vintagey
superlativemost vintagey

Origin of vintagey

From vintage + -y.

Questions about vintagey

What does vintagey mean?
Vintagey means suggesting a vintage style.
What part of speech is vintagey?
Vintagey is an adjective.

Words near vintagey in the dictionary

  1. vintage-y
  2. vintaged
  3. vintager
  4. vintagers
  5. vintages
  6. vintagey
  7. vintaging
  8. vintagings
  9. Vintar
  10. vintas
  11. vinted

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