Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good old days

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

Syllables: good old -days
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.

Example Sentences

"In the good old days we could go to the gasworks and buy coke."
"Well, the good old days may not return / And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn"
""He's been waiting to jump my brain-bones since I left R&E. I could feel him hammering on the door." She trotted to the nearest wall and knocked on it for emphasis. "But whatever it is that makes us remember the good old days, it also makes us impossible to possess now. That's why Willie and I both woke up, and why Noè never got taken out by Mukami. So all I had to do was open my mind up to the guy, invite him in, then... gas the foyer, as it were.""

Etymology

Blend of good old + old days.

Phrases

back in the day

Frequently Paired Words

back in the day

Synonyms

golden age golden days heyday auld langsyne langsyne old times lang syne

Antonyms

bad old days

Questions

What does good old days mean?: A period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.
Where does good old days come from?: Blend of good old + old days.

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