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old bastard
noun
a man; fellow AUSTRALIA, 1944
Used as an ironic form of friendly personal address, generally amongst males. Such is the love for this expression amongst working-class Australians, a charity organisation was formed in the 1970s under the name the Australasian Order of Old Bastards. Part of the rules of the order is that “On encountering other O.B.’s in a bar one must administer a hearty slap on the back, accompanied with the cheerful salutation, ‘Hello you Old Bastard!’. Membership card must be carried at all times. Failure to produce same when challenged by fellow O.B. incurs a penalty of one round of drinks”.- No doubt about the old bastard–the day you put anything over him will be the day! — J.E. MacDonnell, Don’t Gimme the Ships, p. 19, 1960
- It’s good to see you, you old bastard. — Jean Brooks, The Opal Witch, p. 175, 1967
- Line us up a row of nice frosty stubbies will you–you miserable old bastard! — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 42, 1968
- Harry Rowley, a mate o’ mine. Auctioneer. Tell him old Rosella friggen sent yer and ter give yer a job or I’ll cut his water off, the old bastard. — D’Arcy Niland, Dead Men Running, p. 57, 1969
- He used to win and lose twenty grand in a night and he always had a hundred for me at the door. Didn’t you, you old bastard. — Robert English, Toxic Kisses, p. 40, 1979
- They slap one another on the back saying things like silly old bastard. — Sandra Jobson, Blokes, p. 78, 1984
- But Peter and Jerry were likeable and persistent old bastards and for two years I conspired with them to get their monument afloat. — Shane Maloney, Nice Try, p. 253, 1998
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