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View synonyms for dirty old man
dirty old man
noun
Informal.
- a mature or elderly man with lewd or obscene preoccupations.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dirty old man1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Bukowski growled and grumbled poems tersely, the “notes of a dirty old man.”
From Los Angeles Times
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
My reality self felt like a dirty old man who needed to pay to play.
From Los Angeles Times
Nolan said she thought the Top of the Pops presenter was a "dirty old man" and was not surprised when his abuse was revealed after his death in 2011.
From BBC
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