Etymology

alter kaker

Today it means: An old fart or old fogey. Full definition →

Yiddish אַלטער קאַקער
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromאַלטער קאַקער
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromאַלטער קאַקער
  3. English todayalter kaker

Borrowed from Yiddish אַלטער קאַקער (alter kaker, literally “old shitter”).

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