old-fashioned

Betekenis

Adj

1. Of a thing: outdated or no longer in vogue.
2. Of a person: preferring the customs of earlier times and the old-style ways.

Noun

A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.

Koppelteken as

old-‧fash‧ioned

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/oʊldˈfæʃənd/

Etimologie

From old + fashion + -ed. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.

Sinne

Fireside Poets were soon regarded as old-fashioned .