old man yells at cloud

Definitions

Refers to a person who expresses a trivial, out-of-touch, or idiosyncratic grievance; especially, with an implication of aged crotchetiness.

derogatory, humorous

Examples

“I'm incessantly railing, in the old-man-yells-at-cloud tradition, against Big Beautiful Burgers stuffed into wispy buns that leave⟳ nothing to the imagination.”

“If you will allow⟳ me an “old man yells at cloud” moment...back in my day, the only tools we had to make⟳ documentation were plain ol' spreadsheets, slides, and Word documents.”

“Everyone has their own⟳ Old-Man-Yells-at-Cloud gripe that they just can't let⟳ go. Some people can't get⟳ over the fact that some people do (or do not) keep⟳ their ketchup in the fridge; other people can't stop⟳ themselves ragging on pineapple-topped pizza.”

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