mouldy
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Meaning · English
Gray-headed, whether from age or hair powder.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Let him be great, as e'er he will, / He's rotten at the heart's core still; / Yet counsel from his mouldy pate, / Supports the trembling chair of state, / And scatters with unsparing hand, / A thousand miseries o'er the land; […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “mouldy” mean?
Gray-headed, whether from age or hair powder.
Is “mouldy” formal or informal?
mouldy is generally derogatory, slang.