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fogey

[ foh-gee ]

noun

plural fogeys.
  1. a variant of fogy.


fogey

/ ˈəʊɡɪ /

noun

  1. an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڴDz⾱, adjective
  • ˈڴDz⾱, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fogey1

C18: of unknown origin
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"I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey, and she was this beautiful creature," Depp said.

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Bush was more reluctant to engage with the “teeny-bopper network,” as he dismissed it, an insult that bolstered the caricature of him as an out-of-touch fogey.

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But sometimes, alas, a reluctant or confused old fogey must be persuaded.

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Like many of his generation, he worshipped rock 'n' roll and regarded ballroom dancing as something 'old fogeys' did.

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“I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey and she was this beautiful creature,” he said.

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