In the film “The Great Gatsby,” Mr. Gatsby says “Sorry, old sport, I thought you knew”; what is the meaning of old sport?
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In the film “The Great Gatsby,” Mr. Gatsby says “Sorry, old sport, I thought you knew”; what is the meaning of old sport?
“Old sport” is just a friendly term of endearment used between equals, like buddy or the decidedly more modern dude. Using it today would likely be considered amusingly stuffy or upper-crust.