old fruit

noun

An old friend; an old chap or fellow.

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old bean
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Meanings

nounold fruit (plural old fruits)

plural old fruits

  1. UKdatedslangsometimesterm of addressAn old friend; an old chap or fellow.

    Synonyms: old bean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn old friend; an old chap or fellow.

Similar
old bean

Origin

Possibly from the playful mid-word substitution of the word "friend" in "old friend".

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APA

old fruit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20fruit

MLA

“old fruit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20fruit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “old fruit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20fruit.

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