vintage, adj.

[Garson O'Toole]

Here is an example in 1979 of "vintage" being used with a satiric overtone.

Cite: 1979 March 20, Chicago Tribune, Tempo TV: 'Noonbreak' taking a
turn for the better by Gary Deeb, Page A8, Chicago, Illinois.
(ProQuest)

THAT LOCALLY PRODUCED album of vintage remarks by the late Mayor
Richard Daley is on sale now at Chicago-area record shops and
department stores.

Put together by Bill Cameron, WMAQ Radio's City Hall reporter, the LP
is called "Mayor Daley on the Record." It features Daley's wit,
wisdom, and bloopers ("I have been crucified; I have been vilified;
yes, I have even been criticized").

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Interviewed by Candy Crowley on CNN this morning, lesbian Republican Liz
> Cheney sharply criticized the President's position on gay rights as
> inconsistent, opportunistic, etc. His recent remarks on the subject, she
> said with displeasure, were "pretty vintage Obama."
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> JL
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> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> OED has this from 1939 ("vintage [Noel] Coward").  The def. is, basically,
>> "classic."
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>> I wonder whether the more recent ironic sense deserves mention. True,
>> almost
>> any word may be used ironically, but I encounter this constantly. Last week
>> CNN described the Iranian president's UN address as "vintage Ahmadinejad."
>>
>> The def. might be, "all-too-typical and familiar."
>>
>> Something similar would then be required at "classic," which is also
>> commonly used thus.
>>
>> JL

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