- old trout
- ► old trout informal an annoying or bad-tempered old woman.Main Entry: ↑trout
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old trout — offensive phrase an unpleasant old woman Thesaurus: informal and insulting words for old peoplehyponym Main entry: trout * * * informal an annoying or bad tempered old person, esp. a woman … Useful english dictionary
old trout — 1) nothing to do with trout, a disparaging term for an unattractive, older and sometimes rich, woman, or an unpleasant, and troublesome older woman. See also trout 2) a familiar form of address to a male friend, often as my old trout , me old… … Dictionary of ichthyology
old trout — informal an annoying or bad tempered old woman. → trout … English new terms dictionary
old trout — n British a middle aged or elderly woman, espe cially one who is frumpish or short tem pered. This expression has been used as a mild pejorative (very occasionally even affectionately) since the 19th century. Here s what s coming up for you; two… … Contemporary slang
old trout — offensive an unpleasant old woman … English dictionary
old trout — Disagreeable woman … A concise dictionary of English slang
The Old Trout Puppet Workshop — is a puppet theatre company, founded on a ranch in southern Alberta in 1999. The company s first year of operation was an experience of intense collaborative isolation – the Trouts lived together, cooked together, and worked together. They… … Wikipedia
trout — ► NOUN (pl. same or trouts) ▪ an edible fish of the salmon family, chiefly inhabiting fresh water. ● old trout Cf. ↑old trout ORIGIN Old English, from Greek tr gein gnaw … English terms dictionary
trout — [traut] n ↑fin, ↑gill [Date: 1000 1100; : Late Latin; Origin: tructa type of fish with sharp teeth, from Greek, from trogein to bite ] 1.) plural trout [U and C] a common river fish, often used for food, or the flesh of this fish 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
trout — is the same in the plural, except that old trout (a depreciatory slang term for an old woman) has the plural form old trouts … Modern English usage
