Old fogey

fo·gey (f

)

Variant of fogy.

fogey, fogy [ˈfəʊgɪ]

n pl -geys, -gies

an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey)

[of unknown origin]

fogeyish , fogyish adj

fogeyism , fogyism n

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Noun

fogey - someone whose style is out of fashion

dodo, fogy, fossil

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person

fogey fogy

noun fuddy-duddy, square (informal), stick-in-the-mud (informal), antique (informal), dinosaur, fossil (informal), relic, anachronism, dodo (informal), back number (informal) I don't want to sound like I'm some old fogy.

Translations

fogey [ˈfəʊgɪ] N old fogey → carroza mf, persona f chapada a la antigua

fogey fogy n → schnock mf >
an old fogy → un vieux schnock

fogey

n (inf) old fogey → alter Kauz (inf); (= woman) → Schrulle f (inf); young fogey junger Mensch, der sich bewusst konventionell benimmt und kleidet, → Junggreis m (inf)

fogey fogy [ˈfəʊgɪ] n (fam) old fogey → matusa m inv

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ancient buffer die-hard dinosaur dodo fogy fogyish fogyism fossil fuddy-duddy golden ager old old person old-fashioned oldster senior citizen smart square stick-in-the-mud	Also, please spare the embarrassment of an 81-year-old absent-minded old fogey by not printing my name and address Pen points; Letters by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Asked for a headline to describe his agonising play-off defeat at the Open, the grand old man of Turnberry smiled and replied: "The old fogey almost did it. THE OLD FOGEY ALMOST DID IT; BRAVE WATSON LAUGHS OFF OPEN HEARTBREAK by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Asked by a reporter what headline best summed it up Watson replied: "The old fogey almost did it. Watson upbeat - despite having that Cinking feeling; Winner pays a ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)	Old Castile Old Catholic Old Catholic Church Old Catholics old chum Old Church Slavic Old Church Slavonic old clothes man old codger Old Colony old conjugation Old Contemptibles old country Old Danish Old Dart Old Delhi Old Dominion Old Dominion State Old Dutch Old English Old English sheepdog old face Old Faithful old fashioned old flame Old fogey Old French Old Frisian old geezer old girl Old Glory old gold old growth old guard old hand Old Harry old hat Old Hickory Old High German Old Icelandic old identity Old Iranian Old Irish Old Ironsides Old Italian Old Kingdom old lady Old lang syne Old Latin Old Line State Old Low Franconian	Old Fashioned Christmas Old fashioned cocktail Old fashioned cocktail Old Fashioned Oyster Crackers Old Fashioned Pretzel Rods Old Fashioned Revival Hour Old Fashioned Ten Miler Old Father Thames Old father time Old father time Old Fiddler's Convention Old field succession Old field succession Old Filtering Value Old Fine Canadian Old Finns Old Firehouse Art Center Old Firehouse Teen Center Old Firm Old Firm Old Firm Old First Ward Old Flame old flames old flames old flames old flames Old Florida Heritage Highway Old Fluff Old Flying Machine Company Old fogey Old Font Selection Scheme Old Forge Camping Resort Old Forge Fire Department Old Forge White Pizza Old Fort Bay, Quebec, Canada Old Fort Harrod State Park Old Fort Niagara Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site Old Fort Townsend State Park Old Fourth Ward Old Freaking News Old French Old French Old French Old French language Old French language Old French Sign Language Old Friends Talk Arts Old Frisian Old Frisian Old Frisian language Old Frisian Runic Old Fund Liability Tax Old Fuss and Feathers Old Fustic Old Fustic Old Gaelic Old Gaelic language

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Also, please spare the embarrassment of an 81-year-old absent-minded old fogey by not printing my name and address

Pen points; Letters by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

Asked for a headline to describe his agonising play-off defeat at the Open, the grand old man of Turnberry smiled and replied: "The old fogey almost did it.

THE OLD FOGEY ALMOST DID IT; BRAVE WATSON LAUGHS OFF OPEN HEARTBREAK by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Asked by a reporter what headline best summed it up Watson replied: "The old fogey almost did it.

Watson upbeat - despite having that Cinking feeling; Winner pays a ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

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