old fruit

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from the playful mid-word substitution of the word "friend" in "old friend". === Noun === old fruit (plural old fruits) (British, slang, dated, sometimes as a term of address) An old friend; an old chap or fellow. ==== Usage notes ==== Note that the word fruit on its own is a potentially offensive term for a homosexual individual. ==== Synonyms ==== old bean