any old

English

Alternative forms

• any ol', any ole

Pronunciation

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Determiner

any old

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any,‎ old.
2. (idiomatic, informal) Any, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.

   You don't need special tools for this; any old hard surface will do.

   This wasn't just any old fan, but the president of his local fan club.

   • 1966, Otis Redding (with Steve Cropper), The Soul Album, "Any Ole Way" lyrics:

     I don't do the things that you do
     I don't go the places that you go
     I don't say the bad things that you say
     But I love you any way, Dara
     I love you any ole way, Dara
     I love you any way, Dara

Translations

any, absolutely any

• Czech: jakýkoliv (cs) m, ledajaký m
• French: n’importe quel (fr)
• Polish: -kolwiek, wszelki (pl), popadnie, byle (pl), bądź (pl), lada (pl)
• Portuguese: qualquer (pt)

See also

• some old