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codger
codg·er C0451800 (kŏj′ər)n. Derogatory A somewhat eccentric man, especially an old one.
[Perhaps alteration of obsolete cadger, peddler; see cadge.]codger (ˈkɒdʒə) ninformal a man, esp an old or eccentric one: a term of affection or mild derision (often in the phrase old codger)[C18: probably variant of cadger]codg•er (ˈkɒdʒ ər)
n. an eccentric man, esp. one who is old. [1750–60; perhaps variant of obsolete cadger; see cadge] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  codger - used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old manold codgergraybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very old |
Translationscodger
old codgerAn affectionate or playfully derisive term for a cantankerous, eccentric old man. My grandpa is such an old codger, but we all love his gruff ways.See also: codger, oldold codger/coot/fogyUnflattering names for an elderly man. Old codger, dating from the mid-1700s, may imply that he is testy or crusty, whereas old coot, from the mid-1800s, indicates he is silly or ignorant. As for an old fogy, he may be hidebound in tradition. None of these is a desirable epithet, or, as Terrel Bell put it, “There’s only one thing worse than an old fogy, and that’s a young fogy” (commencement address at Longwood College, Virginia, June 17, 1985). A newer and decidedly vulgar synonym is old fart, dating from the first half of the 1900s. Phil Donahue said it of himself on his NBC television show in 1992: “I didn’t always look like an old fart like this.”See also: codger, coot, fogy, oldcodger
Synonyms for codgernoun used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old manSynonymsRelated Words- graybeard
- greybeard
- old man
- Methuselah
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