good ol'

[Unregistered]

I have heard this word ol' so many times but don't understand when we exactly use it. Ihave ehard good ol' big ol' ... what does this exactly mean?

[Ben_Adam]

That apostrophe is there because one letter was omitted.
So it is GOOD OLD... For instance, good old days, good old firend...

[Ouisch]

Even though "ol'" is a shortened form of "old," when used in "good ol'" or "big ol'", the speaker doesn't literally mean old or aged. It's more of a term of endearment or familiarity.

"This is my friend, good ol' Charlie Brown."
"Billy Bob went fishing this morning and caught a big ol' catfish."
"Ernest didn't mean any harm when he shot at you, he's just a good ol' boy and was having some fun."