大おお時じ代だい

also: だいじだい

お

じ

だ

い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic

Describes something that feels outdated or belongs to a past era, often with a negative or humorous tone. Can be used for objects, ideas, or styles.

彼かれの考かんがえ方かたは大おお時じ代だいだ。
His way of thinking is old-fashioned.
このデザインは大おお時じ代

だい

で

、

今いま

の

流りゅう

行こう

に

は

合あ

わ

ない

。

This design is antiquated and doesn't fit current trends.

Written forms

大時代
- おおじだい
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading おおじだい is the primary pronunciation.
- だいじだい
  irregular kana usage
  Irregular kana reading; rarely used and may be considered non-standard.
だいじだい
irregular kana usage

Kanji

大large, big
時time, hour
代substitute, change, convert

Similar words

時じ代だい遅おくれ
時代遅れ also means 'outdated' but is more neutral and commonly used for things that are behind the times, while 大時代 often carries a stronger nuance of being comically or dramatically old-fashioned.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (big, great) and 時代 (era, period). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely originated as a way to describe something that seems to belong to a grand past era, hence 'old-fashioned'.