Ol’
(sometimes spelled “Ole”)
= old
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In English, when we want to show accent we replace the final letter with an apostrophe ( ‘ ).
For example: eatin’, cookin’, goin’ etc.
Ex: Good ol’ boy = Good old boy- Nice mannered rural Southern-American, white man, (age doesn’t matter.)
Ex: the good ol’ days = good old days – a better times in the past.
Ex: my ol’ man = My old man – my dad
Ex: chip off the ol’ block = chip off the old block – someone (usually male) who shares the same characteristics as their father
Ex: Ol’ English = old English – the old English language style from 600 A.D.- 1300 A.D.
