old man
Definitions
- An elderly man.
- A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Old Man Winter or Old Man River.
- One's father.
- A creator god in some Native American mythologies.
- A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.
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Ellipsis of Old Man of Coniston. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- One's male employer, irrespective of age.
- A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
- Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
- Synonym of Old Adam.
- Synonym of southernwood.
- The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ.
- Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.
Equivalents
Examples
“He smacked me around some. Didn't everybody's old man?”
“‘I use⟳ the same back-hand flip me old man useda use⟳ to knock⟳ me old lady arse-over-’ead an’ Stiffer than Mo.’”
“See⟳, my old man's got a problem / He lives with a bottle, that's the way it is”
“"How'd your in-laws feel⟳ about you marryin' your wife? Maybe you could pass⟳ the paper bag and the comb test⟳, but your old man had dark skin, kinky hair, and he was a dyed-in-the-wool baptist from out in the sticks."”
“Appearance: Tattooed. Also, uncannily like⟳ his old man.”
““[…] Now if that thing is balling—and your old lady or your old man is off somewhere flashing and doesn't want⟳ to be touched—well, you get⟳ put⟳ down on acid, you can be on a bummer for months.””
“I was going through my old man’s pockets this morning”
““Don't mention⟳ it, old man,” I responded courteously.”
“'Coming up, coming up, coming up,' Pop said. 'There you are, Charley, old man. Larkin Special. Don't ask⟳ what's in it. Don't stare⟳ at it. Don't think⟳. Just drink⟳ it down. In ten minutes you'll feel⟳ perfick again.'”
“A new light⟳ has entered into the life and transformed it wonderfully, the soul has been born again, the old man has been put⟳ off, the new man which is akin to Jesus Christ has been put⟳ on.”
“‘You watch⟳ out for them old man brown snakes in here. I seen a shed⟳ skin back there in the hall.’”
“But it was really Old Man Concentration and his partner, Co-operation, that put⟳ across the big clean-up.”
“Big-Horn hadn't been told whom he was to fight⟳, and when he found that it was Old Man Coyote, he was disappointed.”
“The Wiyot say⟳ that Condor recreated mankind after Old Man wiped out humanity with a flood⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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