old goat

noun

Informal.

1. an elderly man who is disliked, especially for being mean to or disapproving of younger people.

2. a lecherous man, especially one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of old goat¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The voice on the phone belongs to a “tough old goat,” who turns out to actually be self-effacing and charming, someone who appreciates vulnerability, and writes and talks about being openhearted and about manifesting one’s own future.

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In semi-arid Makueni County in Kenya, where a devastating drought has stretched more than three years, 47-year old goat and sheep farmer John Gichuki said: “It is traumatizing to watch your livestock die of thirst and hunger.”

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If invited to sit down to lunch with a group of young-buck carpenters, I’d be the old goat sitting on an empty, overturned drywall mud bucket who would say: “Back in my day, we didn’t have cordless tools. We got along just fine.”

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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.”

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“That old goat. Go on with your story.”

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Related Words

• age-old 
• antique 
• archaic 
• hoary 
• old-fashioned 
• timeworn 
• venerable