informal
: old
reminiscing about the good ole days
had a grand ole time
saw a big ole snake
… "That ole devil still living?"—Mildred D. Taylor
… an ole workin man …—George Bernard Shaw
… new uses for the good ole potato.—Sheila O'Meara Lowenstein
… he didn't lose because of little ole me.—Matt Gurney
… the ole switcheroo, a technique whereby a jeweller will replace his infinitesimally smaller rock for your larger one.—Elle
… what Robb has done for Democrats is win something. And not just any ole something: Virginia.—George F. Will
variants
or less commonly -ol
1
: chemical compound containing a 5-membered usually heterocyclic ring
pyrrole
2
: chemical compound not containing hydroxyl
eucalyptol
—especially in names of etherssafrole
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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