dirty old man

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a mature or elderly man with lewd or obscene preoccupations.

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Etymology

Origin of dirty old man

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

He spoke in quips; when accused of being a dirty old man, he responded: “Who are you calling old?”

From New York Times

I asked myself as I watched them lie shamelessly to the dirty old man.

From Literature

“He’s a dirty old man,” she told me.

From The Guardian

“I don’t want you to think I’m a dirty old man because I never give women a second thought,” he said.

From The Guardian

The incident was likewise trivialized as the actions of a “dirty old man”.

From The Guardian