fogy

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English

Noun

fogy (plural fogies)

  1. Alternative spelling of fogey
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      “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. []
  2. (US, military, dated, slang) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service.

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pučɜ- (to lessen, decrease).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfoɟ]
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Verb

fogy

  1. (intransitive) to lessen, decrease, diminish
  2. (intransitive) to lose weight (become thinner)

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References

  1. ^ Entry #805 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ fogy in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)