老ろう人じん語ご

noun

old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly; dated language

Linguistics term for speech patterns, vocabulary, or expressions characteristic of older generations, often perceived as old-fashioned by younger speakers.

• 「老ろう人じん語ご」は、高こう齢れい者しゃがよく使つかう言こと葉ば遣づかいや表ひょう現げんを指さす言げん語ご学がくの用よう語ごです。

  "Rōjingo" is a linguistic term referring to the speech patterns and expressions commonly used by the elderly.

• このドラマでは、登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつが老ろう人じん語ごを話はなすことで時じ代だいの変へん化かを表ひょう現げんしている。

  In this drama, the characters' use of old-fashioned language expresses the changing times.