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Fogy — Fo gy, n.; pl. {Fogies}. 1. A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over conservative, or slow; usually preceded by old; an {old fogy}. [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fogy — [fō′gē] n. pl. fogies [< ?] a person who is old fashioned or highly conservative in ideas and actions: usually used with old fogyish adj. fogyism n … English World dictionary
fogy — fogey, fogy This occurs mainly in the expressions old (and now also young) fogey. Fogy was formerly the dominant spelling; Thackeray and Charles Kingsley, for example, wrote about old fogies, implying a singular form fogy. But with the more… … Modern English usage
fogy — Synonyms and related words: Methuselah, antediluvian, antique, back number, conservationist, conservatist, conservative, dad, diehard, dodo, dotard, elder, fossil, fud, fuddy duddy, granny, has been, laudator temporis acti, longhair, matriarch,… … Moby Thesaurus
fogy — n. [Written also Fogey.] Conservative (in an ill sense), old fogy, fogram or fogrum … New dictionary of synonyms
fogy — n. (also fogey) (pl. ies or eys) a dull old fashioned person (esp. old fogy). Derivatives: fogydom n. fogyish adj. Etymology: 18th c.: rel. to sl. fogram, of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
fogy — also fogey noun (plural fogies; also fogeys) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1780 a person with old fashioned ideas usually used with old • fogyish or fogeyish adjective • fogyism or fogeyism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fogy — fogyish, adj. fogyism, n. /foh gee/, n., pl. fogies. an excessively conservative or old fashioned person, esp. one who is intellectually dull (usually prec. by old): The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century. Also,… … Universalium
fogy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See permanence. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An old fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate: fossil, fuddy duddy, mossback. Informal: stick in the mud. Slang: square. See NEW … English dictionary for students
fogy — fo|gy [ fougi ] another spelling of fogey … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
