auld lang syne
noun
ˌōl(d)-ˌ(l)aŋ-ˈzīn 
ˌȯl(d)-
: the good old times
Synonyms
- history
- past
- yesterday
- yesteryear
- yore
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Example Sentences
They drank a toast to auld lang syne. let us bid farewell to auld lang syne and welcome in the new year
Recent Examples on the Web Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? 
Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021 Happy New Year's Day everyone and auld lang syne too! Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2019
Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021 Happy New Year's Day everyone and auld lang syne too! Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Scots, literally, old long ago
First Known Use
1666, in the meaning defined above
auld lang syne
noun
as in past
the events or experience of former times let us bid farewell to auld lang syne and welcome in the new year Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- past
- yesterday
- history
- long ago
- yore
- yesteryear
- annals
- bygone
- antiquity
- record
- memoir
- chronicle
- flashback
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- future
- hereafter
- tomorrow
- today
- moment
- offing
- by-and-by
- present
- futurity
- now