Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,739,006,359 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

fogy

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
fo·gy also fo·gey  (fg)
n. pl. fo·gies also fo·geys
A person of stodgy or old-fashioned habits and attitudes.
[Scots fogey.]
fogy·ish adj.
fogy·ism n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fogy - someone whose style is out of fashion
dodo, fogey, 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


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
A FOGY who lived in a cave near a great caravan route returned to his home one day and saw, near by, a great concourse of men and animals, and in their midst a tower, at the foot of which something with wheels smoked and panted like an exhausted horse.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
But when he saw Arthur colour, he went on relentingly, "My part, you know, is always that of the old fogy who sees nothing to admire in the young folks.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
But Damascus, with its four thousand years of respectability in the world, has many old fogy notions.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.