also: ちょいわるおやじ · チョイわるオヤジ · チョイわるおやじ
noun
slightly bad older man; fashionable rough-looking middle-aged man
Colloquial term for a middle-aged man who has a stylish, slightly rough or wild appearance, often burly or with a bad-boy charm. Popularized by fashion magazines.
最近、ちょい悪オヤジファッションが流行っている。
Lately, the 'slightly bad older man' fashion is trending.
彼はちょい悪オヤジって感じで、無精ひげが似合う。
He has that 'slightly bad older man' vibe, and the stubble suits him.
Katakana ワル and オヤジ variant; marks as no_kanji.
Compound of ちょい (colloquial for 'a little') + 悪 (わる, 'bad') + オヤジ (colloquial for 'middle-aged man'). The term was popularized in the 2000s by Japanese fashion magazines to describe a stylish, slightly rough-looking older man.