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oll.

old, shabby (of things)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɔl/
  1. old, shabby (of things)

    derogatory · informal · often
    Der olle Teppich hier müsste mal raus.
  2. old (used as a mild expletive, mostly before names)

    informal
    der olle Herr Schmidt
Where this word comes from

From German Low German oll-, the inflected stem of old/olt (“old”), from Middle Low German olt, from Old Saxon ald. Doublet of alt. Cognate with English old, which see for more. For usage, compare English ol'.

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