Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old man yelling at the clouds

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: old -man yelling at the -clouds
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

3

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.

Example Sentences

"On social media, Waters was billed as an out-of-touch “old man yelling at the clouds” with one Twitter user calling him a “selfish privileged white boomer.”"
"I fully realize that I am an old man yelling at the clouds. I’m an old man yelling at the clouds in my khakis and my tie, and I’m not even all that old. I know that life has passed me by. / I know that all the cool kids buy everything online. / Let them, I say. / Let them buy cool shirts that match their eyes but hang wrong on their bodies."
"Nowadays, anybody who talks about identity politics or describes an activist as woke is liable to be perceived as an old man yelling at the clouds."

Inflected Forms

old men yelling at the clouds (plural)

Questions

What does old man yelling at the clouds mean?: Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.

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