Get-off-my-lawn
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Characterized by ill-tempered intolerance of modern or different ideas or values.
"Mike Milbury, the failed Islanders coach and general manager who as a player with the Bruins once hit a Rangers fan with a shoe, made a get-off-my-lawn comment on television Friday night, taking issue with Predators star P.K. Subban dancing and having fun during warmups before their game against the Blues, calling Subban a "clown.""
Example
More examples"Mike Milbury, the failed Islanders coach and general manager who as a player with the Bruins once hit a Rangers fan with a shoe, made a get-off-my-lawn comment on television Friday night, taking issue with Predators star P.K. Subban dancing and having fun during warmups before their game against the Blues, calling Subban a "clown.""
Etymology
From the stereotype of a grumpy old homeowner yelling at the neighborhood children to get off his lawn.
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