狸たぬき爺じじい

noun

cunning old man; sly old fox

Derogatory term for an old man who is crafty, shrewd, and not to be trusted, likening him to a tanuki (raccoon dog) known in folklore for trickery.

• あの狸たぬき爺じじいには気きをつけろ。何なにを企たくらんでいるかわからない。

  Watch out for that cunning old man. You never know what he's plotting.

• 村むらの狸たぬき爺じじいがまた誰だれかを騙だましたらしい。

  It seems the sly old fox of the village has tricked someone again.