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codger

cod·ger

UK/ˈkɒd͡ʒə/ US/ˈkɑd͡ʒəɹ/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man

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Origin

Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.

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