Common slang words for an elderly person include geezer, old-timer, old fogey, codger (often for an eccentric man), and sometimes more affectionate terms like gramps, while some newer slang might even use Boomer (though often ironically or as an insult) or mildly derogatory terms like old bat or old fart, with context heavily influencing the meaning.
geriatric (slang) genarian. geezer (US) grayhead (North American spelling) greyhead (British spelling)
Old people as comic fodder. Then there are all the jokey names: oldster, geezer, biddy, fogey -- even alta cocker, because Yiddish can be counted on to have the most colorful slang. These rather old-fashioned terms have fallen out of favor in an era where youth can be counted on to use cruder slang, like ``old fart.''
Synonyms
In casual conversation and informal writing, the polite word for an old person is senior or senior citizen, as in this example: Seniors (or senior citizens) qualify for a discount at most movie theaters.
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Okay, boomer: Pejorative term and internet meme that is used as a retort to opinions that are associated with the Baby boomer generation — some consider the term ageist. Old bag / Old hag: An older, unappealing and ugly woman. Old bat: A senile older woman.
Forms of ageism in language
A nonagenarian is someone in their 90s (90 to 99 years old), or someone who is 90 years old.
A person between 50 and 59 is called a quinquagenarian. A person between 60 and 69 is called a sexagenarian. A person between 70 and 79 is called a septuagenarian. A person between 80 and 89 is called an octogenarian.
Zaddy is a slang term for an attractive older man.
Hip hop slang phrases
pensioner retiree senior. WEAK. OAP geriatric golden-ager old fogy old person old-age pensioner old-timer oldster patriarch retired person.
Back around 1968 or so, "boss" was a slang adjective--"that looks really Boss." To tattle is to "narc" on someone. (Not sure of the spelling.) "Bread' means money, as to tune goes, "you don't want no money, you don't want no bread." you can get stoned, high, wasted, etc.
American Slang
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One who gives information. A "squealer" or "squeaker". The origin derives from rhyming slang: grasshopper – copper; a "grass" or "grasser" tells the "copper" or policeman.
slang (intr, adverb; usually imperative) to go away; depart.
You know the pattern by now … an octogenarian is someone in their 80s (80 to 89 years old), or someone who is 80 years old. Another less common word for octogenarian is octogenary.
“If you want to group me by my birth date, then you can say I'm a Sagittarius.” Say this instead: The terms older adults and seniors are preferred when speaking of people over 60 years old. These terms are more inclusive and respectful, and they do not have the same negative connotations as the term elderly.
Synonyms of elderly