lão dê

Definition

1. Noun (slang, vulgar):
   • Dirty old man / lecherous old man: A derogatory term for an elderly man who displays inappropriate, often sexual, interest in much younger people, particularly women or girls. It implies creepiness and predatory behavior.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông hàng xóm đó đúng là một lão dê, lúc nào cũng nhìn mấy cô gái trẻ. (That neighbor is a real dirty old man, always staring at young women.)
  • Đừng đến gần hắn, hắn là lão dê nổi tiếng. (Don't go near him; he's a notorious lecher.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is inherently pejorative and informal. It is used more in spoken language than in formal writing.

Variants and Related Words

• Dê già: A synonymous, slightly less common variant with the same meaning.
  • Thằng dê già đó lại đến quán bar. (That old lecher came to the bar again.)

Synonyms

• Dirty old man: An old man with lecherous tendencies.
• Lecher: A man who shows excessive or offensive sexual desire.
• Letch (informal): A lecherous person.

Related Idioms

• Có máu dê: To have lecherous tendencies (literally: "to have goat blood").
  • Anh ta bị mọi người tránh mặt vì có máu dê. (People avoid him because he has lecherous tendencies.)