Codger

/ˈkɑdʒər/ noun

Definition

An older man, especially one who is considered stubborn, eccentric, or crusty but often in an affectionate or amusing way.

Etymology

From 'cad' (a disreputable man) possibly combined with elements suggesting an older person, or from Scottish dialect. Evolved by the 1700s to mean a peculiar old fellow, usually without serious malice.

Kelly Says

The lovable old codger is a stock character in British literature—think Mr. Magoo or Grandpa Simpson—cranky on the outside but hearts of gold underneath!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
זקן እንደ አይነት
z-ek-en en-de a-y-net
ARالعربية
شيخ متمرد
sheykh mut-tamarid
BNবাংলা
বৃদ্ধ কটু
b-rudd kot-tu
CACatalà
viejo gruñón
vyeh-choh groh-nyohn
CSČeština
starý chlap
sta-ry ch-lap
DADansk
gammel mand
gam-mel mand
DEDeutsch
alter Griesbaer
al-ter grees-bayr
ELΕλληνικά
παλιός τζιγκάνος
pa-lee-os tzi-ga-nos
ESEspañol
viejo gruñón
vyeh-choh groh-nyohn
FAفارسی
پیرمرد بد اخلاق
peer-mehr bad-e akhlaq
FISuomi
vanha mies
van-ha m-ies
FRFrançais
vieil homme grincheux
vee-yoh ohm grã-shøh
GUGU
પોખરો ગુસ્સા
po-kho-ro gu-ssa
HAHA
mazaunin gajere
ma-za-u-nin ga-je-re
HEעברית
זקן קשקשן
zak-en kas-kas-hen
HIहिन्दी
बुढ़ा कर्कश
bood-haa kar-kash
HUMagyar
örege ördög
o-rege o-r-dog
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang tua pemarah
o-rang tua pe-ma-rah
IGIG
nwoke n'ekpere
n-wo-ke n-ek-pe-re
ITItaliano
vecchio testardo
vech-cho tes-tar-doh
JA日本語
老いた頑固者
ro-ita wan-ko-sha
KKKK
іш бала
ish ba-la
KMKM
បុរសចាស់ក្បត់
bu-r-soh cha-as k-b-at
KO한국어
고집이 센 노인
go-jib-i sen no-in
MRMR
वृद्ध कर्कश
v-rudd kar-kash
MSBahasa Melayu
orang tua pemarah
o-rang tua pe-ma-rah
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီး ကြောက်
a-kree k-yaw-k
NLNederlands
oude mannetje
ow-deh man-net-je
NONorsk
gammel mann
gam-mel man
PAPA
ਬੁੱਢਾ ਝੜ
bu-d-dha jh-ar
PLPolski
stary łobuz
staryy w-oh-bozz
PTPortuguês
velho rabugento
vel-ho ruh-ben-toh
RORomână
bătrân obraznic
ba-tran o-braz-nik
RUРусский
старый сварливый
staryy svarlivyy
SVSvenska
gammal gubbe
gam-mal goo-bbe
SWKiswahili
mzee mvivu
m-zee m-vee-voo
TAதமிழ்
பழைய கெட்டவன்
pa-laiya ket-ta-van
TEతెలుగు
వృద్ధుడు కోపం
v-rudd-du ko-pa-m
THไทย
คนแก่หงุดหงิด
kon-gae hong-oot hong-id
TLTL
matanda na maangas
ma-tan-da na ma-an-gas
TRTürkçe
kabahatli yaşlı
kah-bah-at-lee yah-sh-lee
UKУкраїнська
старий сварливий
staryy svarlivyy
URاردو
بڑا بے وقوف
bara be-wa-qof
VITiếng Việt
người già khó tính
ngoo-gee già khóh-tinh
YOYO
agba ṣàgbà
ag-ba sha-g-ba
ZH中文
脾气暴躁的老头
pi-qi bao-zao de lao-tou
ZUZU
umfowethu omkhulu
oom-fo-we-thu oom-khul-oo

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