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Codger: [7] An old-fashioned or eccentric old man. Coot: [10] A crazy and foolish old man; senile man. Cougar: [11] [12] An American slang term referring to older women who have romantic or sexual relations with younger men, although the term can also have a positive connotation depending on the situation or circumstance.
Diodorus was the son of Ameinias of Iasus in Caria.He lived in the court of Alexandria in the reign of Ptolemy I Soter, who is said to have given him the surname of Cronus ("old fogey" [2]) on account of his inability to solve at once some dialectic problem proposed by Stilpo, when the two philosophers were dining with the king.
"Young fogey" is a term humorously applied, in British context, to some younger-generation, rather buttoned-down [clarification needed] men, many of whom were writers and journalists. The term is attributed to Alan Watkins writing in 1984 in The Spectator .
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Term Location of origin Targeted demographic Meaning origin and notes References Campbellite: United States: Followers of Church of Christ: Followers of the Church of Christ, from American Restoration Movement leaders Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell, the latter being one of two key people considered the founders of the movement.
What addicts face is a revolving door, an ongoing cycle of waiting for treatment, getting treatment, dropping out, relapsing and then waiting and returning for more. Like so many others, Tabatha Roland, the 24-year-old addict from Burlington, wanted to get sober but felt she had hit a wall with treatment. “I hate my life so much..
Yan Hui, a student of Confucius, aged rapidly and died at a young age, appearing as an old man by his late 20s. He may be one of the earliest potential examples of progeria in history. [84] [failed verification] In 1987, fifteen-year-old Mickey Hays, who had progeria, appeared along with Jack Elam in the documentary I Am Not a Freak. [85]
A 91-year-old man, whose longtime home burned down in the ongoing fires in Los Angeles, is grieving the loss — but looking forward.. Dale Short got emotional as he reacted to the news that his ...