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dino

dino

1 8.6
An old-fashioned person or thing that is out of date
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪnoʊ/
  • Informal
translation icon : antiquado
  • Speedy funerals are a dino custom.

Examples

  • The fashion trends from the 1980s are considered dino by today's standards.

  • Pick on a dino.

  • Nice dino, good dino, sweet dino,

  • Nice dino, good dino, sweet dino!

  • At least at school I'm not likely to be dino food by the end of first period.

  • Do you know we're out of dino treats?

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Face it, pal, this is the Stone Age, and it's a dino-eat-dino world.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • His old car is a real dino; it breaks down all the time and has no modern features.

  • In the world of technology, that software is a dino, having not been updated in years.

Synonyms

fossil
vsdino
  • Offensive
65 7.6

Someone whose habits or style are old-fashioned

is used for both people and things, not only persons
anachronism
vsdino
14 9.8

A person or thing from a different time that seems old-fashioned

labels being old fashioned now rather than coming from the wrong era
throwback
vsdino
4 7.9

Having features like things from an earlier time

emphasizes being old fashioned now rather than ancestry from past eras
dodo
vsdino
  • Offensive
4 8.1

A person who is old-fashioned and not modern

is used for people or things as well as for persons
fogey
vsdino
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A person with old-fashioned ideas who refuses to change

is an informal label for old fashioned people or things, not always stubborn
old hat
vsdino
  • Informal
4 7.1

Not interesting or fashionable because people have seen it before

is used for being out of date rather than simply unoriginal
old fogey
vsdino
  • Offensive
2 8.2

A person who prefers old ways and does not like change

is used for old fashioned people or things without implying strong conservatism
2 7.2

An object, custom, or idea from long ago that seems out of date

is a casual word for out of date items, not a formal historical remnant
real dinosaur
vsdino
  • Offensive
7.9

A person or thing that is very old-fashioned and not useful today

is a casual term for being old fashioned but less extreme
fossil fool
vsdino
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who refuses to accept new ideas or technology

focuses on being old fashioned without implying stubborn resistance

Compounds

dino juice
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A playful name for a drink, often a green smoothie or an energy drink

How Outdated

dino
  • Informal
1 8.6
has-been
  • Offensive
87 6.8

Surface Forms

dino singular
dinos plural

Etymology

Dino is also used as a casual joke for a person or thing that seems old or not modern because dinosaur makes us think of something from long ago, so calling someone a dino suggests they are behind the times.