Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for old times' sake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: for old -times' sake
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.

Example Sentences

"When gang leader Chen Xinfu was apprehended in Haikou, capital of south China’s island province of Hainan, earlier this month he told his arresting officers: “Guys, take good care of me, for old times’ sake.” Unlike the hundreds of other mob bosses who have been rounded up in recent months, Chen has a special relationship with the police: before his descent into the criminal underworld, he was deputy head of the public security bureau in the city’s Xiuying district."

Etymology

See old time.

Inflected Forms

for old time's sake (alternative)

Phrases

good old days

Frequently Paired Words

good old days

Synonyms

one more time for the sweet souvenir

Questions

What does for old times' sake mean?: An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.
Where does for old times' sake come from?: See old time.

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