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old-man-yells-at-cloud

old-man-yells-at-cloud is the alternative form of old man yells at cloud.

Meaning of old man yells at cloud

Phrase

old man yells at cloud (plural old men yell at cloud)

  1. (derogatory, humorous) Refers to a person who expresses a trivial, out-of-touch, or idiosyncratic grievance; especially, with an implication of aged crotchetiness.
    • I'm incessantly railing, in the old-man-yells-at-cloud tradition, against Big Beautiful Burgers stuffed into wispy buns that leave nothing to the imagination.2018 February, Liz Cook, “Check-in Time”, in The Pitch, page 26

Questions about old-man-yells-at-cloud

What is old-man-yells-at-cloud the alternative form of?
Old-man-yells-at-cloud is the alternative form of old man yells at cloud.

Words near old-man-yells-at-cloud in the dictionary

  1. old-maidhood
  2. old-maidish
  3. old-maidism
  4. old-maidisms
  5. old-man
  6. old-man-yells-at-cloud
  7. old-men
  8. old-oil
  9. old-old
  10. old-olds
  11. old-school

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