fogey
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Scots foggie, fogie (noun), perhaps derived from Scots foggie (“covered with moss or lichen; mossy”, adj), from Scots fog (“moss; lichen”), equivalent to fog (“moss”) + -y. Further origin uncertain. More at fog.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊɡi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊɡi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: (General American) -oʊɡi, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊɡi
Noun[edit]
fogey (plural fogies or fogeys)
- A dull person (especially an older man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.
- Synonym: old fogey
- 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 45, in The History of Pendennis. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
- [T]he old fogies, as you call them, at Bays’s, are some of the first gentlemen in England, of whom you youngsters had best learn a little manners, and a little breeding, and a little modesty.
Usage notes[edit]
Usually preceded by old, compare old fogey.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
dull old fellow
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