any old

idiom

variants or less commonly any ol' or any ole
informal
used to describe someone or something that is not special or specific
I don't care where I sleep. Any old couch will do.
She won't drink just any old tea; it has to be a certain kind.
Give me beer over champagne any old day (of the week).

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And not just any old Thursday but the first Thursday of the month! Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 Is everything on this new album newly recorded, or is there any old stuff? Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024 To send the plant into dormancy, remove any old foliage. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024 Climbing a mountain is not something anyone can get up off their couch and do on any old day. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for any old 

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“Any old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20old. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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