codger
noun/ˈkɒd͡ʒə/UK/ˈkɑd͡ʒəɹ/US
Etymology
Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.
Definitions
An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
- ‘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.
- Jed, darling. The old codgers need to talk. Andrew's going to buy you a drink in that beautiful bar up on the terrace.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA