codger — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.

   Gebrauch

   • informell

   Beispiele

   ‘I haven’t been drinking your health, my codger,’ replied Mr. Squeers; ‘so you have nothing to do with that.’

   Now I was a forsaken codger snuffling disgracefully from a beautiful floozy's abuse.

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   Jed, darling. The old codgers need to talk. Andrew's going to buy you a drink in that beautiful bar up on the terrace.

Substantiv

1. used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man

   Synonyme

   old codger

   Oberbegriffe

   old mangreybeardgraybeardMethuselah