Meanings
olds1
singular old
- UKpluralplural normallyslangOne's parents.
- humorousoftenpluralplural normallyslangderogatory or self-deprecatoryAnyone portrayed in the context as not young; for example, anyone older than the speaker's audience of coevals; often, middle-aged adults or older adults.
Don't ask me what the kids consider cool at the moment — I'm just an old.
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Her friends at school snicker at how the olds are clueless about TikTok trends. But they can't shame us olds about it very effectively, because we're old enough to know that today's trends too shall pass.
olds2
- humorousuncountableInformation that is no longer new.
Olds3
Olds4
- informalOldsmobile, a brand of car by GM.
- informalA car of this make: an Oldsmobile.
Y.T. detaches from the Acura she's been hitched to for the last half mile, swings it over to Jason's fat Olds.
2011, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 168
Olds5
- pluralplural of Old
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olds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olds
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