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fogey
[ foh-gee ]
fogey
/ ˈəʊɡɪ /
noun
- an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey )
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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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