What does codger mean?
Codger means (informal) An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man..
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/ˈkɒd͡ʒə/ · noun
(informal) An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man..
‘I haven’t been drinking your health, my codger,’ replied Mr. Squeers; ‘so you have nothing to do with that.’
Now I was a forsaken codger snuffling disgracefully from a beautiful floozy's abuse.
Jed, darling. The old codgers need to talk. Andrew's going to buy you a drink in that beautiful bar up on the terrace.
Use codger when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Codger means (informal) An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man..
Common synonyms include antiquity, codger, gadgie, gaffer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘I haven’t been drinking your health, my codger,’ replied Mr. Squeers; ‘so you have nothing to do with that.’
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