fogdom

English

Etymology

fog +‎ -dom

Noun

fogdom (uncountable)

1. A state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity.
   • 1849, Thomas Baldwin Thayer, Christianity Against Infidelity, Or, The Truth of the Gospel History, page 7:

     He expands, and becomes more and more transparent, till the inflation is so great as to end in the usual results of the law of expansion; or he passes off out of sight into infinite fogdom; and, like the comet that became entangled among the moons of Jupiter, never regains his orbit again, which, perhaps, is little cause for regret.

   • 1890, Emily H. Hickey, "A Lay of London Town", in Charles James Longman, Longman's Magazine, Volume 15, page 488:

     For the busy traffic's roar, and the fogdom dun and brown
     Of thy streets, O London Town!

   • 2012, James L. Nutt, Confessions of a Bipolar Firefighter, page 379:

     After about two more weeks of fogdom, she wanted to rent a few movies.