Meaning

1 senses
  1. Characterized by ill-tempered intolerance of modern or different ideas or values.

Origin

From the stereotype of a grumpy old homeowner yelling at the neighborhood children to get

From the stereotype of a grumpy old homeowner yelling at the neighborhood children to get off his lawn.

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Forms

more get-off-my-lawn, most get-off-my-lawn

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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