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[koj-er] / ˈkɒdʒ ər /


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“Thelma,” a mildly amusing, highly improbable codger comedy, is so typical of a certain kind of Sundance movie — sentimental, quirky, ingratiatingly likable — that it feels instantly familiar.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

I don’t want to sound like an old codger, but the crowd should respond to what’s happening in a game.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022

That old codger will coach in a fresh place after all this time: the Golden State Warriors’ house by the Central Basin of the San Francisco Bay, a 2½-year-old toddler among arenas.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2022

Johnson says that you have three options when it comes to adoption: “another old codger, a pair of kittens, or nothing at all.”

From Slate • May 30, 2019

“It does smell an awful lot like bacon. Maybe it’s some old codger who’s living in the woods and he’s making his breakfast.”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech



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