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old fart

idiom
Meaning

An elderly person, especially one who holds old-fashioned views.


Examples
SIMPLE

My grandad is a bit of an old fart.

CONTEXTUAL

The old fart next door complains every time we play music after 8 p.m.

COMPLEX

The young activists dismissed the senator as a tiresome old fart, blind to the urgent need for change.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    any old nook or cranny

    Alternative form of any nook or cranny.

  2. 02

    bad old days

    The past, seen as a time when things were worse.

  3. 03

    big old

    Emphatically or impressively big; really big.

  4. 04

    chip off the old block

    Someone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.

  5. 05

    come the old soldier

    Often followed by with: to deceive, impose upon, or take advantage of someone, as if exploiting one's superior age or experience.

  6. 06

    every old nook and cranny

    Alternative form of every nook and cranny.

  7. 07

    fart fan

    A ceiling fan in a bathroom

  8. 08

    fart in a windstorm

    Something utterly insignificant, ineffective, or fleeting.

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