おやじ – Vocabulary details

おやじ

Meanings

Noun

Familiar language

1. one's father; one's old man; dad; pops

ところでみんなは親おや父じとどんな話はなしをしたんだ？By the way, what did you all talk about with my old man?

2. middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer

電でん車しゃで知しらない親おや父じに話はなしかけられた。Some middle-aged guy I didn't know talked to me on the train.

3. one's boss

社しゃ長ちょうのことをみんな親おや父じと呼よんでいる。Everyone calls the company president "the old man."

4. proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord

親おや父じさん、おかわり。Another helping, boss!

5. grizzly bear

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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やじ

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やじ

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Used in vocabulary (11 in total)

おやじギャグ

bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke

おやじ狩がり

street violence against middle-aged men

おやじか

becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer

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おやじの言いうことを聞きけ。

Listen to what your father says.

おやじが夢む中ちゅうになった。

Dad got obsessed.

感かん想そうがおやじ臭くさいぞ。

Your comment sounds like an old man talking.

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Meanings

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

Used in vocabulary (11 in total)

Examples (15 in total)