English Explanatory Dictionary

get-off-my-lawn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by ill-tempered intolerance of modern or different ideas or values.

Word forms

get-off-my-lawn more get-off-my-lawn most get-off-my-lawn

Etymology

From the stereotype of a grumpy old homeowner yelling at the neighborhood children to get off his lawn.

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