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old man

 
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–noun Informal.
1. a father, usually one's own: His old man's letting him have the car for the prom.
2. a husband: The office is giving my old man a retirement party.
3. a boyfriend or male lover, esp. a male lover with whom one cohabits.
4. (sometimes initial capital letters) a person in a position of authority, esp. an employer or a commanding officer: The Old Man has ordered an inspection for Saturday morning.
5. (used affectionately in addressing a man).
6. old Adam.
7. southernwood.
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old Adam

 
–noun
(in Christian theology) human nature lacking in grace; humans in their unredeemed state.
Also called old man.

Origin:
1540–50

south⋅ern⋅wood

  [suhth-ern-wood]
–noun
a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
Also called old man.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME southernwode, OE sūtherne wudu. See southern, wood 1
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old man  
n.  

  1. Slang One's father.

  2. Slang

    1. One's husband.

    2. One's boyfriend, especially a lover with whom one lives.

    3. A man in authority; a boss.

    4. often Old Man The commanding officer, especially of a U.S. naval vessel.

  3. Informal

    1. A man in authority; a boss.

    2. often Old Man The commanding officer, especially of a U.S. naval vessel.

  4. See southernwood.

south·ern·wood   (sŭth'ərn-wŏŏd')   
n.  An aromatic southern European shrubby woody plant (Artemisia abrotanum) having finely divided grayish foliage and globose, nodding, creamy-white flower heads. Also called old man.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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old man

  1. n.
    (one's) father. : What time does your old man get home?
  2. n.
    (one's) husband. : My old man is sick and can't come with me.
  3. n.
    (one's) boyfriend. : I got my old man to take me to see that movie I told you about.
  4. n.
    the old man the boss; a high-ranking officer. (Always with the in this sense.) : The old man says do it, so you had better do it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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