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vintagey en · ADJ

Etymology

From vintage + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Suggesting a vintage style.
    • “Every time you turn a corner, there’s a guy wearing skinny jeans, an ironic cap, a low V-neck tee, vintagey high-tops and a scarf. 2009 June 4, David Colman, “Michael Bastian: That Thing He Does”, in New York Times:
    • Another girl in a vintagey red polka-dot dress revealed a striking depth of cleavage, but a lumpy zip-up sweatshirt layered on top announced, in some generic way, that she couldn’t care less, a crucial component of Upper West Side high schooler style. 2008 May 2, Susan Dominus, “The Miley Cyrus Message, in the Eyes of Schoolgirls”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most vintagey Degree=Sup lexicographic
more vintagey Degree=Cmp lexicographic