old-fashioned

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Americans love pizza, whether it's from a fast-food restaurant or an old-fashioned pizza parlor where the pies are hand-tossed and made to order.

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  1. adjective Of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated.
  2. adjective Attached to or favoring methods, ideas, or customs of an earlier time: old-fashioned parents.
  3. noun A cocktail made of whiskey, bitters, sugar, and fruit.

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  • It would seem, perhaps, that conventional wisdom is telling the mainstream investor to stick with old-fashioned companies that have tons of cash on hand; that is, stick with companies that, in spite of being beaten down, will produce like an old, reliable coffee machine. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Democrats aren't exactly high on free trade, for reasons that have been discussed at length and have to do with a combination of the political attractions of economic populism and nationalism and some plain, old-fashioned ignorance. —  RedState
  • Or they relied on old-fashioned business judgment to balk at a guy who refused to disclose his methods. —  Aspen Times - Top Stories
  • So the series, as a moe-comedy stresses cuteness over the non-stop lewdness you'd expect from the old-fashioned harem-style comedy. —  Wakaranai
  • Americans love pizza, whether it's from a fast-food restaurant or an old-fashioned pizza parlor where the pies are hand-tossed and made to order. —  clickorlando.com - Local News
 

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