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grand-dad

[gran-dad]

grand·dad

[gran-dad]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1810–20; grand- + dad1
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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granddad definition


  1. n.
    an old-fashioned person; an out-of-date person. : Don't be such a granddad. Live a little.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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