old goat
Americannoun
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an elderly man who is disliked, especially for being mean to or disapproving of younger people.
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a lecherous man, especially one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted.
Etymology
Origin of old goat
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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If invited to sit down to lunch with a group of young-buck carpenters, I’d be the old goat who would say, “Back in my day, we didn’t have cordless tools. We got along just fine.”
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022
As if to say: That old goat may have had some silly ideas, but let’s not forget his wonderful books!
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020
My parents have both passed away, and I’m an old goat now.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 9, 2019
He had unlined skin and a wispy blond mustache, but he smiled at us with the mellow despair of an old goat.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2015
I grabbed him by the shirt, which seriously wasn’t like me, but the stupid old goat was making me mad.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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