ye olde

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English

Etymology

From Middle English ye olde, a spelling variant of þe olde (literally “the old”).

Pronunciation

  • (properly) IPA(key): /ði oʊld/, /ðiː əʊld/
  • (commonly) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /jiː əʊld/, /jiː əʊldi/; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ji oʊld/

Phrase

ye olde

  1. Faux-archaic form of the old
    I'm not wasting my time going to lectures given by ye olde professor Jones.
    Ye Olde Coffee Shoppe.
  2. Pseudo-archaic, pertaining to a historically inaccurate invocation of pre-modern times.

Usage notes

  • Jocularly added as an adjective to modern nouns to indicate that something is either outmoded or comfortably old fashioned. See Etymology 2 of ye (“the”) for more on how the spelling arose.

Further reading

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