raisin ranch

slang A retirement center or community. A slightly derogatory term equating the wrinkles of an older person with those of a raisin. My kids want to put me in a raisin ranch now that my wife died, but I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself! I would just feel so guilty dropping my mother off in some raisin ranch where we'll only spend time with her a few times a year.

raisin ranch

n. a retirement community; an old folks home. (Refers to wrinkles.) You won’t get me into one of those raisin ranches. I like my independence.

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释义	raisin ranch raisin ranch slang A retirement center or community. A slightly derogatory term equating the wrinkles of an older person with those of a raisin. My kids want to put me in a raisin ranch now that my wife died, but I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself! I would just feel so guilty dropping my mother off in some raisin ranch where we'll only spend time with her a few times a year. See also: ranch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. raisin ranch n. a retirement community; an old folks home. (Refers to wrinkles.) You won’t get me into one of those raisin ranches. I like my independence. See also: ranch McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: saltine foundry nut factory nut-foundry nuthatch nuthouse blob alley cat ambulance chaser an ambulance chaser References in periodicals archive According to scary Mary, the country's high street retail raisin ranches are the answer to two of Gordon Brown's major ills - the ailing economy and environment. How not to drive a hard bargain.
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