lang syne

Examples

• All

• "Auld Lang Syne" plays on the car radio.

  Fiction book (1990)

• And days of auld lang syne

  When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

• and days of auld lang syne.

  Death Sentence (2007)

• Auld Lang Syne playing in the background.

  Outing Riley (2004)

• The last song was "Auld Lang Syne."

  Fiction book (1990)

• We'll drink a cup of kindness yet For auld lang syne.

  The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

• They all sing "Auld Lang Syne," daughter Janey playing the piano.

  Fiction book (1995)

• We can hear distant revelry and the strains of "Auld Lang Syne."

  Fiction book (1994)

• ♪ ♪ For auld lang syne, my dear ♪ ♪ For auld lang syne ♪

  The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

• During the New Year's Eve celebration, we sang Auld Lang Syne to remember the friendships we've cherished.

Synonyms

O

old days

vslang syne

215 2.1

A time in the past you remember with warm feelings

highlights a more distant past remembered with nostalgia

B

back in the day

vslang syne

• Informal

74 5.5

A time in the past people remember with warm feelings, often when they were young

serves as a general term for a distant past remembered with nostalgia

O

old times

vslang syne

53 3.4

The past that people remember with warm feelings

emphasizes a distant past often remembered with nostalgia

G

good old days

vslang syne

• Informal

49 4.1

A past time people remember as happier or simpler

remembers the distant past without comparing it to the present

L

long long ago

vslang syne

• Literature

1 3.5

A time very far in the past often used to begin a story

means a distant past remembered with personal nostalgia rather than story setting

L

langsyne

vslang syne

• Archaic

9.9

Past times people remember with warm feelings

is written as two words rather than one

A

auld langsyne

vslang syne

• Literature

9.9

Old times that people remember with a warm feeling, often at New Year

focuses on the distant past remembered mainly with nostalgia

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Etymology