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Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:46 pm**

Old-fashioned look

To give someone or something an "old-fashioned look" is to look at him/her/it disapprovingly.

Does anyone know the origin of this expression? I have been unable to find an explanation for it.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:57 am**

Sorry, don't believe I've heard the expression before.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:57 am**

Sorry, don't believe I've heard the expression before.

Posted: **Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:12 am**

It seems to be a British expression.

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dict ... -fashioned

Perhaps the implication is that people were more censorious in the past.