old fart

Example Sentences

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All of them sound like a grumpy old fart who would open their front door and shout, “You kids get off my lawn!”

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024

“That stuff is upon us. Don’t be an old fart, and get yourself educated and up to speed as quickly as possible.”

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2021

Actress Florence Pugh, meanwhile, revealed she had once jokingly called the author "an old fart".

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2020

But, neither will I selfishly lay claim to a space that should be occupied by someone who offers more promise than this old fart.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2020

Obviously unafraid of such a decrepit old fart, the redwing blackbird was still dawdling around down by the puddle, nailing whatever insect tidbits had drifted close to shore.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols