fogey (redirected from fogeys)

fo·gey  (fg)

n.

Variant of fogy.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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