codgern.

Brit.

/ˈkɒdʒə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑdʒər/, Irish English

/ˈkɑdʒər/

Forms: 1700s coger, 1700s cojer, 1700s– codger.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: cadger n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of cadger n., although it is striking that there is apparently no overlap in the meaning ‘carrier, itinerant dealer’.

colloquial.

a. Frequently depreciative. An old man; (also) used as a form of address. Also used familiarly or playfully to express affection, compassion, etc.Earliest and chiefly in old codger n. at old adj. Compounds 5a(a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun]

old maneOE

bevara1275

beauperec1300

vieillard1475

Nestor?c1510

old gentleman1526

haga1529

velyarda1529

old fellow?1555

old sire1557

granfer1564

vecchioc1570

ageman1571

grave-porer1582

grandsire1595

huddle-duddle1599

elder1600

pantaloon1602

cuffc1616

crone1630

old boya1637

codger?1738

dry-beard1749

eld1796

patriarch1819

oubaas1824

old chap1840

pap1844

pop1844

tad1877

old baas1882

senex1898

finger1904

AK1911

alte kacker1911

poppa stoppa1944

madala1960

Ntate1975

?1738 Moll King (engraving) (Yale Univ., Lewis Walpole Libr. 738.00.00.03+) (caption) I shall see my jolly old Codger by y^e Tinneyside, I suppose with his Day Light dim, & his Trotters shivering under him.

1765 Public Ledger 20 July Tom had..ingratiated himself so far into the old gentleman's favour, that..at last the subject turned on the beauty and good sense of the identical Miss ——. Aye, says the codger. she's a fine girl.

1799 S. Lee Clergyman's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 261 The queer codger fancies them his new relations.

1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge i. 2 The old gentleman was rather a quiet-going codger.

1971 I. Brown Old & Young xiv. 220 At last the codger limps along using a stick for an extra limb.

2010 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 May w11/1 Caine plays an emphysemic codger living out his days in a London housing project terrorized by feral youth.

†b. Used as an informal term for a man or male person; a fellow, chap. Also as a familiar form of address. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun]

churla800

werec900

rinkeOE

wapmanc950

heOE

wyeOE

gomeOE

ledeOE

seggeOE

shalkOE

manOE

carmanlOE

mother bairnc1225

hemea1250

mother sona1250

hind1297

buck1303

mister mana1325

piecec1325

groomc1330

man of mouldc1330

hathela1350

sire1362

malea1382

fellowa1393

guestc1394

sergeant?a1400

tailarda1400

tulka1400

harlotc1405

mother's sona1470

frekea1475

her1488

masculinea1500

gentlemana1513

horse?a1513

mutton?a1513

merchant1549

child1551

dick1553

sorrya1555

knavea1556

dandiprat1556

cove1567

rat1571

manling1573

bird1575

stone-horse1580

loona1586

shaver1592

slave1592

copemate1593

tit1594

dog1597

hima1599

prick1598

dingle-dangle1605

jade1608

dildoa1616

Roger1631

Johnny1648

boy1651

cod1653

cully1676

son of a bitch1697

cull1698

feller1699

chap1704

buff1708

son of a gun1708

buffer1749

codger1750

Mr1753

he-man1758

fella1778

gilla1790

gloak1795

joker1811

gory1819

covey1821

chappie1822

Charley1825

hombre1832

brother-man1839

rooster1840

blokie1841

hoss1843

Joe1846

guy1847

plug1848

chal1851

rye1851

omee1859

bloke1861

guffin1862

gadgie1865

mug1865

kerel1873

stiff1882

snoozer1884

geezer1885

josser1886

dude1895

gazabo1896

jasper1896

prairie dog1897

sport1897

crow-eater1899

papa1903

gink1906

stud1909

scout1912

head1913

beezer1914

jeff1917

pisser1918

bimbo1919

bozo1920

gee1921

mush1936

rye mush1936

basher1942

okie1943

mugger1945

cat1946

ou1949

tess1952

oke1970

bra1974

muzhik1993

1750 J. Litle Humbugged turned Humbugger No. 2. 8 We mill'd the Rum Codger, and nail'd the queer Cull.

?1775 Countryman's Guide to London 48 If you are desirous of raising money on an estate, or any kind of goods, they will help you to a coger, who shall advance the ready at a trifling interest and moderate premium.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby lx. 588 ‘I haven't been drinking your health, my codger’, replied Mr. Squeers.

1877 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Sept. 316/2 Wal, ye see, that codger who struck this cave went out one fine mornin' to blast on a little ledge of limestun on his farm.

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Codger, a name given when familiarly addressing an acquaintance.

c. Chiefly Irish English and North American. A child, a young person. Also as a familiar form of address or term of endearment. Usually modified with little.

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1842 Boston Courier 26 Sept. Going to dinner the other day, we saw a little codger, about two years old, sitting in a wheelbarrow and trying to wheel himself.

1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) ii, in Writings I. 14 And that's what they'll do with you, my little codger.

1909 Woman's Work (Africa Number) Mar. 55/1 There must be about fifty little codgers—boys and girls not much in love with school.

1950 L. M. Weber Leave it to Beany! xii. 127 She was all in a dither..and the little codger here was crying.

2013 C. McCullough Bittersweet (2015) ii. 67 I wanted to be him when I was a little codger.

2. Originally English regional and Irish English. depreciative. An unpleasant (old) man, esp. one who is mean, miserly, irritable, short-tempered, or strange in behaviour or appearance. Also Cornwall: †a pedlar, tramp, or beggar (obsolete).In later use often merged with sense 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person > old or churlish

chuffc1440

huddle1578

nabal1586

curmudgeon1587

cormullion1596

hunks1602

nabalite1612

cuffc1616

chuff-cat1653

codger1778

hunkster1842

sore-head1848

1778 H. Brooke Female Officer ii. i, in Coll. Pieces IV. 284 Oot awa, ye wee codger! by the cross of St. Andrew, I wull slice you as I wad a coucumber!

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. iv. 105 He..said..nothing should induce him ever to help me again. What a mere codger that lad has turned out!

1837 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 429/2 The miser took no notice whatsoever of this, but was turning quietly out of the yard,..when the man called out in a commanding voice—‘Back here, you codger’.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 13/2 Codger, cadger, a tramp; a mean pedlar; a term of contempt.

1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases Codger, a testy old man: an old man having queer habits.

1921 Sat. Evening Post 4 June 60/3 He's a codger, all right. Comes up each year in his yacht... Doesn't invite anyone aboard and doesn't come ashore.

2008 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 13 Oct. Do people really want to put up with four years of that? Of [him] sitting there, angrily, grumpily, like a codger?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	codger
释义	codgern. Brit. /ˈkɒdʒə/, U.S. /ˈkɑdʒər/, Irish English /ˈkɑdʒər/ Forms: 1700s coger, 1700s cojer, 1700s– codger. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: cadger n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of cadger n., although it is striking that there is apparently no overlap in the meaning ‘carrier, itinerant dealer’. colloquial. 1. a. Frequently depreciative. An old man; (also) used as a form of address. Also used familiarly or playfully to express affection, compassion, etc.Earliest and chiefly in old codger n. at old adj. Compounds 5a(a). ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun] old maneOE bevara1275 beauperec1300 vieillard1475 Nestor?c1510 old gentleman1526 haga1529 velyarda1529 old fellow?1555 old sire1557 granfer1564 vecchioc1570 ageman1571 grave-porer1582 grandsire1595 huddle-duddle1599 elder1600 pantaloon1602 cuffc1616 crone1630 old boya1637 codger?1738 dry-beard1749 eld1796 patriarch1819 oubaas1824 old chap1840 pap1844 pop1844 tad1877 old baas1882 senex1898 finger1904 AK1911 alte kacker1911 poppa stoppa1944 madala1960 Ntate1975 ?1738 Moll King (engraving) (Yale Univ., Lewis Walpole Libr. 738.00.00.03+) (caption) I shall see my jolly old Codger by y^e Tinneyside, I suppose with his Day Light dim, & his Trotters shivering under him. 1765 Public Ledger 20 July Tom had..ingratiated himself so far into the old gentleman's favour, that..at last the subject turned on the beauty and good sense of the identical Miss ——. Aye, says the codger. she's a fine girl. 1799 S. Lee Clergyman's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 261 The queer codger fancies them his new relations. 1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge i. 2 The old gentleman was rather a quiet-going codger. 1971 I. Brown Old & Young xiv. 220 At last the codger limps along using a stick for an extra limb. 2010 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 May w11/1 Caine plays an emphysemic codger living out his days in a London housing project terrorized by feral youth. †b. Used as an informal term for a man or male person; a fellow, chap. Also as a familiar form of address. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] churla800 werec900 rinkeOE wapmanc950 heOE wyeOE gomeOE ledeOE seggeOE shalkOE manOE carmanlOE mother bairnc1225 hemea1250 mother sona1250 hind1297 buck1303 mister mana1325 piecec1325 groomc1330 man of mouldc1330 hathela1350 sire1362 malea1382 fellowa1393 guestc1394 sergeant?a1400 tailarda1400 tulka1400 harlotc1405 mother's sona1470 frekea1475 her1488 masculinea1500 gentlemana1513 horse?a1513 mutton?a1513 merchant1549 child1551 dick1553 sorrya1555 knavea1556 dandiprat1556 cove1567 rat1571 manling1573 bird1575 stone-horse1580 loona1586 shaver1592 slave1592 copemate1593 tit1594 dog1597 hima1599 prick1598 dingle-dangle1605 jade1608 dildoa1616 Roger1631 Johnny1648 boy1651 cod1653 cully1676 son of a bitch1697 cull1698 feller1699 chap1704 buff1708 son of a gun1708 buffer1749 codger1750 Mr1753 he-man1758 fella1778 gilla1790 gloak1795 joker1811 gory1819 covey1821 chappie1822 Charley1825 hombre1832 brother-man1839 rooster1840 blokie1841 hoss1843 Joe1846 guy1847 plug1848 chal1851 rye1851 omee1859 bloke1861 guffin1862 gadgie1865 mug1865 kerel1873 stiff1882 snoozer1884 geezer1885 josser1886 dude1895 gazabo1896 jasper1896 prairie dog1897 sport1897 crow-eater1899 papa1903 gink1906 stud1909 scout1912 head1913 beezer1914 jeff1917 pisser1918 bimbo1919 bozo1920 gee1921 mush1936 rye mush1936 basher1942 okie1943 mugger1945 cat1946 ou1949 tess1952 oke1970 bra1974 muzhik1993 1750 J. Litle Humbugged turned Humbugger No. 2. 8 We mill'd the Rum Codger, and nail'd the queer Cull. ?1775 Countryman's Guide to London 48 If you are desirous of raising money on an estate, or any kind of goods, they will help you to a coger, who shall advance the ready at a trifling interest and moderate premium. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby lx. 588 ‘I haven't been drinking your health, my codger’, replied Mr. Squeers. 1877 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Sept. 316/2 Wal, ye see, that codger who struck this cave went out one fine mornin' to blast on a little ledge of limestun on his farm. 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Codger, a name given when familiarly addressing an acquaintance. c. Chiefly Irish English and North American. A child, a young person. Also as a familiar form of address or term of endearment. Usually modified with little. ΚΠ 1842 Boston Courier 26 Sept. Going to dinner the other day, we saw a little codger, about two years old, sitting in a wheelbarrow and trying to wheel himself. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) ii, in Writings I. 14 And that's what they'll do with you, my little codger. 1909 Woman's Work (Africa Number) Mar. 55/1 There must be about fifty little codgers—boys and girls not much in love with school. 1950 L. M. Weber Leave it to Beany! xii. 127 She was all in a dither..and the little codger here was crying. 2013 C. McCullough Bittersweet (2015) ii. 67 I wanted to be him when I was a little codger. 2. Originally English regional and Irish English. depreciative. An unpleasant (old) man, esp. one who is mean, miserly, irritable, short-tempered, or strange in behaviour or appearance. Also Cornwall: †a pedlar, tramp, or beggar (obsolete).In later use often merged with sense 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person > old or churlish chuffc1440 huddle1578 nabal1586 curmudgeon1587 cormullion1596 hunks1602 nabalite1612 cuffc1616 chuff-cat1653 codger1778 hunkster1842 sore-head1848 1778 H. Brooke Female Officer ii. i, in Coll. Pieces IV. 284 Oot awa, ye wee codger! by the cross of St. Andrew, I wull slice you as I wad a coucumber! 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. iv. 105 He..said..nothing should induce him ever to help me again. What a mere codger that lad has turned out! 1837 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 429/2 The miser took no notice whatsoever of this, but was turning quietly out of the yard,..when the man called out in a commanding voice—‘Back here, you codger’. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 13/2 Codger, cadger, a tramp; a mean pedlar; a term of contempt. 1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases Codger, a testy old man: an old man having queer habits. 1921 Sat. Evening Post 4 June 60/3 He's a codger, all right. Comes up each year in his yacht... Doesn't invite anyone aboard and doesn't come ashore. 2008 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 13 Oct. Do people really want to put up with four years of that? Of [him] sitting there, angrily, grumpily, like a codger? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1738
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