old enough to vote

adjective

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, enough, vote.

“I'm going to have to get a new car. Mine is old enough to vote.”

Meanings

adjectiveold enough to vote (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, enough, vote.
  2. humorousidiomaticinformalnot comparableOld; decrepit (said especially of an inanimate object).

    I'm going to have to get a new car. Mine is old enough to vote.

    1 more example

    It looks, acts and pays property tax like a new airplane, but it's old enough to vote.

    August 1969, Peter Garrison, Flying Magazine Volume 85, No 2
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APA

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MLA

“old enough to vote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20enough%20to%20vote. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “old enough to vote,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20enough%20to%20vote.

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