γερομπούσμπουλος

English translation: old fart

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Greek term or phrase:γερομπούσμπουλος
English translation:old fart
Entered by: Spiros Doikas

11:42 Aug 23, 2008
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Greek term or phrase: γερομπούσμπουλος
Has anyone ever encountered this term?...
Burrow_Dweller
Local time: 11:14
old fart
Explanation:
This might be a handy idiomatic rendering, depending on your context.
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Spiros Doikas
Local time: 11:14
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3old fart
Spiros Doikas
2cranky old man
Haralabos Papatheodorou


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cranky old man


Explanation:
It could be another version for the word 'γερομπισμπικης' which means an old man with bad character

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-08-23 22:27:12 GMT)
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check the address below. it says that μπουσμπουλ means bird in Turkish.
http://www.iera.gr/efimerida/50/5/zografos.htm

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-08-23 22:30:38 GMT)
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Haralabos Papatheodorou
Greece
Local time: 11:14
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Asker: That possibility occurrd to me as well... Do you have any idea as to what the etymology of γερομπούσμπουλος might be, though?

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old fart


Explanation:
This might be a handy idiomatic rendering, depending on your context.

Spiros Doikas
Local time: 11:14
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