Japanese

Noun

懐メロ ‎(hiragana and katakana なつメロ, romaji natsumero)

1. an old hit song, an oldie, a golden oldie

Usage notes

This generally refers to music of 20-40 years before the present, roughly similar to the English term oldie.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0