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General Slang
as old as Methuselah
az OHLD az meh-THOO-zuh-luh · phrase · informal
Extremely old.
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Definitions
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Very aged; Methuselah is the longest-lived figure in the Bible.
“That truck's as old as Methuselah but it still runs.”
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as old as Methuselah In A Sentence
That truck's as old as Methuselah but it still runs.
Origin & Usage
Biblical allusion to Methuselah (said to have lived 969 years); common in Southern, church-steeped speech.
Variants
old as Methuselah
People Also Ask
What does "as old as Methuselah" mean?
It means extremely old, whether about a person or an object.
Who was Methuselah?
Methuselah is the longest-lived figure in the Bible, said to have lived 969 years.
How do you use it?
Emphasize great age, e.g. "That truck's as old as Methuselah but it still runs."
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