耄耋

Chinese

Etymology 1

耄 (mào, “aged; about eighty or ninety”) +‎ 耋 (dié, “aged; about seventy or eighty”)

Pronunciation

Noun

耄耋

  1. an elder of eighty or ninety

Etymology 2

From 猫爹 (māo diē, “cat dad”) by homophony (mào dié).

Noun

耄耋

  1. (Internet slang) an aggressive or feral cat, originally a specific orange stray dubbed 圆头耄耋 (“round-headed "Maodie"”)
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