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I go to Tiverton high school, yea it’s a piece of shit.
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Old-Timey

1. adj. Having aesthetic or intrinsic charactaristics that bring to mind things that are generally old-fashioned. In the aesthetic sense, this is similar in concept to the term retro, however, "Old-Timey" is usually used to express something slightly more primitive than "retro". Generally, the term "retro" is almost never used to describe things that are aesthetically relative to anything older than about 80 years old, (or generally just the 1920's) and usually represents cutting-edge thought, technology and design of a particular bygone era, usually sometime between 80 and 20 years preceeding the current date.

"Old Timey", on the other hand, is usually used to express someone or something whose general air is more generalized and primitive, and might have a much broader range of nostalgia, usually identifying with things only as recent as fifty years before the current date to two hundred years prior. Anything older than two hundred years old is sort of too old to be considered old-timey.

There is a bit of overlap between Old-Timey and retro, however, there are things that are Old-Timey that are certainly not retro, and vice versa.

A more obvious example might be that of the game Pac-Man. Pac-Man is retro, however, it is not nearly primitive or old enough to be Old-Timey.

The Film Metropolis, although a silent film, and filmed in the 1920's, is also not really Old-Timey either, as it's futuristic art deco look and feel made it stand out in it's day. Though it is from the era of things that could be considered Old-Timey, it rather is more properly described as retro.

Having a handlebar moustache connected to a large, bushy set of sideburns, a hairstyle that was popular for men from around the first quarter of the 19th century into the first decade of the 20th century, is definately old-timey, and much too old-fashioned to be considered retro.

2. adj. or noun. A term applied to music that has a primitave, usually folky sort of sound. Most commonly reffered to Jug Band and Bluegrass music, but also may include Dixieland Jazz, Ragtime, Folk, Klezmer, etc.
1. My uncle bob is very old-timey. He drives a model t ford, smokes a pipe and wears a bow tie. He also participates in Spanish-American War reenactments.

1. The tacky souveneir shop near that roadside Nevada ghost town was built to look like an old saloon. It was very old-timey.

2. I like this barbershop quartet. They are very old-timey.

2. Uncle Jed's Washboard and Jug band play Old-Timey.
by Christopher J Olsen September 17, 2008
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wibbily wobbly timey wimey

Without a set form or order. Like the quantum mechanics model of the electron cloud. It is always shifting and never defined thoroughly. Popularized by the angels episode of doctor who.

People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a non-linear, non subjective point of view it is more like a big ball of wibbily wobbly timey wimey...stuff

Doctor Who (David Tennant)
Schrodinger:"You are trying to tell me Electrons exist in a particular place Only if we can see them?? Otherwise they only exist as just energy? That's like saying if you put a cat in a box, and you can't see it, the cat is not a live or dead, cause you can't see it!"
de Broglie:"Exactly! We must put your analogy in ALL the textbooks"
Schrodinger:"That's some wibbily wobbly timey wimey bull shit"
de Broglie:"Its a region of probability"
Schrodinger:"That's what I said"
by Rasha.Drapleck December 10, 2016
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old timey

Of a nature of times past. Rarely replicated in our modern world. Folksy. Often this term is used to describe some thing or process that is not modern. However, it can also mean something that is of uncompromising quality.
Person 1: How come your contractor doesn't use a nailgun to frame? Why does he insist on using his hammer?

Person 2: I guess he's old timey.
by D'Wayne Giles July 3, 2008
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some timey

moody, sometimes this and sometimes that, all over the map,
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
by S S November 11, 2003
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tidey chunk

The sexual act of "fingering" a woman, except the large toe is used instead of the actual fingers.
"Johnny gave me a tidey chunk last night"
by Holliver May 18, 2008
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tibey

"Tibey" is a short word used for "tiburon" which means "shark" in spanish. Usually anyone with the nickname "tiburon" will be called "tibey" for short.
"Tibey" was used on the movie "Revenge" where the bad guy -portrayed by Anthony Quinn- "Tiburon" Mendez was called "Tibey" by his associates. The nickname is also clearly seen written down on an invitation card on one of the scenes.

For your reference, see synopsis of movie at Tower.com website.
by S. Rivera June 30, 2008
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