Oldhead

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An older person, especially one who acts as a leader or mentor.

    "I played, talked about, and watched basketball, watched Denise swing, joke with her friends, then leave the playground, watched some of the oldheads pass around and swig from bottles of Colt 45, and stared through the fence […]"

  2. 2
    A longtime hobbyist, fan or user; a veteran. slang

Synonyms

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oldbie

Example

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"I played, talked about, and watched basketball, watched Denise swing, joke with her friends, then leave the playground, watched some of the oldheads pass around and swig from bottles of Colt 45, and stared through the fence […]"

Etymology

From old + -head.

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