carcamal

f. & m.

old fogey, crock, fuddy-duddy, old-fashioned person.

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carcamal

► nombre masculino

1 familiar peyorativo old fogey

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I

Méx, RPl carcamán -mana adjetivo (fam & pey) decrepit

II

Méx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) (hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); (mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)

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= old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.

Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.

Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.

Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.

Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.

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I

Méx, RPl carcamán -mana adjetivo (fam & pey) decrepit

II

Méx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) (hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); (mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)

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= old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.

Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.

Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.

Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.

Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.

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carcamal¹

adjective

(fam pey); decrepit

carcamal²

masculine

(fam pey)

(hombre) old crock (colloq pej); (mujer) old hag (colloq pej)

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carcamal, Méx, RP carcamán Fam Pey

♦ adj

decrepit;

un viejo carcamal a decrepit old man

♦ nmf

old crock

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carcamal

m/f fam

old crock fam