Flintstonian

English Etymology After The Flintstones, an animated American television sitcom of the 1960s, set in the Stone Age; en ian. Pronunciation en /flɪntˈstəʊ.ni.ən/ RP en /flɪntˈstoʊ.ni.ən/ GA en əʊniən 4 Adjective Outdated or no longer in vogue. en My bike is Flintstonian but it gets me around. Preferring the customs of earlier times. en You can't stay the night: my parents are a bit Flintstonian. Evoking the Flintstones cartoon series. en The brakes on my bike failed, so I had to come to a Flintstonian stop, that is, by dragging my feet on the pavement. Quotations 1996, Lawrence W. Levine, The Opening of the American Mind: : Canons, Culture and History both the Flintstonian and Jeremian strategies come together and constitute a complementary escape from history. 2005, Craig M. Bradley - Law, The Rehnquist Legacy a case interesting only because of its Flintstonian title, 2004, Brian A. Catlos, The Rough Guide to Languedoc & Rousillon 2 has information on the area's menhirs as well as an exhibition of local Flintstonian relics, and also arranges speleological safaris Related terms en Flintstonesque See also Jetsonian en eponyms