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old goat

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

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ExampleMeaning
Yeah. But ah then ah they complained about something that happened years ago and blamed me for it, so. Well it didn't- it wasn-- i-- they just wanted to pick holes in me, f-- far as I'm concerned, I got to be an old goat, you-know, that was in the road. That's what they- they wanted me out, that's all.
An elderly man who is disliked, esp. for being mean to or disapproving of younger people.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: I was his campaign manager when he ran federally in nineteen-sixty. Interviewer: Wow. Speaker: And Tomlinson ran. Interviewer: Oh. Speaker: Yeah yeah. Interviewer: Well if- if they're any old- Speaker: Old goats (laughs). Inteviewer: Goats. (inc) Speaker: (Laughs) Oops.
An elderly man who is disliked, esp. for being mean to or disapproving of younger people.