old broad
5
9.5
- noun
- Offensive
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vieja (ofensivo)
- She's a tough old broad.
- a tough old broad
- a pushy old broad
- an ugly old broad
Examples
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You know... for an old broad, you're still pretty sexy.
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Grab ahold, help this old broad up.
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Tough old broad, that grandmother.
Fiction book (1994) -
Maybe the batty old broad likes to follow ambulances around.
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Last week this old broad comes to me and she asks me to find her niece, Misty Mountains.
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I decided that I didn't look bad for an "old broad" who had refused to get any cosmetic surgery.
Fiction book (1999) -
She always speaks her mind; truly, she's a tough old broad.
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My grandmother was a strong and independent old broad who never backed down from a challenge.
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Despite her age, that old broad can still hold her own in a debate.
Synonyms
293
1.0
A woman who is past middle age
47
1.0
An older woman who is your grandmother or a friendly older family member
24
4.2
An older woman who seems gentle and harmless
1
9.7
A loving name for an older woman used like a grandmother
1
9.5
An older woman who is friendly and likes to chat
Antonyms
How Tough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an older woman' is directly and transparently compositional from 'old' (elderly) + 'broad' (informal term for a woman); a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer 'old woman'. The primary extra information is register and connotation (informal/derogatory, sometimes implying toughness), but that nuance does not prevent the basic meaning from being predictable.
Etymology
Old broad comes from old slang where broad simply meant a woman and old was added to picture a blunt, no-nonsense older woman. That's why it usually means 'an older woman' who can be 'tough' or 'direct'.