big ole
Alternative spelling of big old.
ole
/oʊˈleɪ/
noun 2intj 1adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
good, long, over
VERB + OLE
line, miss, overhead, said, see
OLE + NOUN
-, bj, bjoerndalen, days, einar, everyone, guy, railway's
PREP.
from
Definitions
intj
1
An interjection used to stir up excitement.
Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days."
adj
1
Pronunciation spelling of old.
D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?
noun
1
Initialism of Object Linking and Embedding.
2
Overhead line equipment.
The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service.
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Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!
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D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?
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The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service.
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Ole went from one antidepressant to another, trying to find the one with the fewest side effects.
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Ole Einar Bjoerndalen from Norway won the biathlon 10km sprint.
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Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has won 13 Olympic medals.
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In some senses, ole is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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