French
Etymology
Ellipsis of vieux de la vieille garde (“veteran of the old guard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vjø d(ə) la vjɛj/
Noun
vieux de la vieille m (invariable)
- (informal) veteran, old hand, old-timer, old-school one, old boy, boy of the old brigade
- Synonyms: vieux briscard, vieux routier