LANG SYNE


Meaning of LANG SYNE in English

I. (ˈ)laŋˈzīn, (ˈ)laiŋ-, -ˈsīn adverb (or adjective)

Etymology: Middle English (Scots) lang sine, from lang long + sine, syne since — more at long , syne

chiefly Scotland : at a distant time in the past

II. noun

chiefly Scotland : times past : old times

old men sat … and talked politics, racing, or lang syne — Ruth Park

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