おやじ
Meanings
Noun
Familiar language
1. one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
By the way, what did you all talk about with my old man?
2. middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
Some middle-aged guy I didn't know talked to me on the train.
3. one's boss
Everyone calls the company president "the old man."
4. proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
Another helping, boss!
5. grizzly bear
Pitch accent
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Top 12100
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
street violence against middle-aged men
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
Examples (15 in total)
Listen to what your father says.
Dad got obsessed.
Your comment sounds like an old man talking.
My old man was no longer there.
Why did father run away from mother?
Some middle-aged guy I didn't know talked to me on the train.
All the subordinates look up to the boss.
My dad is always angry.
The guy who runs the greengrocer's has a loud voice.
Everyone calls the company president "the old man."
Meanwhile, my dad was working hard too.
The owner of the ramen shop gave me a large portion.
The izakaya was full of middle-aged guys on their way home from work.
By the way, what did you all talk about with my old man?
Sure enough, if you look closely, his features do somewhat resemble my old man's.