fogey

[ foh-gee ]

/ ˈfoʊ gi /

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noun, plural fo·geys.

fogy.

Words nearby fogey

fog bank, fogbound, fogbow, fogdog, fog drip, fogey, fog fever, fog forest, foggage, fogged, fogger

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Example sentences from the Web for fogey

She said to herself that she was rapidly developing into a fogey, and must rigorously combat the grievous tendency.
A Spirit in Prison|Robert Hichens
Her people are hastening to bring from hidden coves things once discarded as fogey.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
One old German fogey wanted to have all the letters on the German typewriters changed to German script.
Germany in War Time|Mary Ethel McAuley
But when my slightly contemptuous companion spoke I had no answer, felt out of date and dull, a fogey and an idle man.
Old Junk|H. M. Tomlinson

It is at best the act of a fogey and always an easy thing to do, as there are so few people who can contradict one.
The Story of My Life|Ellen Terry

British Dictionary definitions for fogey

fogey

fogy

/ (ˈfəʊɡɪ) /

noun plural -geys or -gies

an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey)

Derived forms of fogey

fogeyish or fogyish, adjectivefogeyism or fogyism, noun

Word Origin for fogey

C18: of unknown origin

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单词	fogey
释义	fogey [ foh-gee ] / ˈfoʊ gi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fogey ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fo·geys. fogy. Words nearby fogey fog bank, fogbound, fogbow, fogdog, fog drip, fogey, fog fever, fog forest, foggage, fogged, fogger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fogey She said to herself that she was rapidly developing into a fogey, and must rigorously combat the grievous tendency. A Spirit in Prison\|Robert Hichens Her people are hastening to bring from hidden coves things once discarded as fogey. Blue Ridge Country\|Jean Thomas One old German fogey wanted to have all the letters on the German typewriters changed to German script. Germany in War Time\|Mary Ethel McAuley But when my slightly contemptuous companion spoke I had no answer, felt out of date and dull, a fogey and an idle man. Old Junk\|H. M. Tomlinson It is at best the act of a fogey and always an easy thing to do, as there are so few people who can contradict one. The Story of My Life\|Ellen Terry British Dictionary definitions for fogey fogey fogy / (ˈfəʊɡɪ) / noun plural -geys or -gies an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey) Derived forms of fogey fogeyish or fogyish, adjectivefogeyism or fogyism, noun Word Origin for fogey C18: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fogey fuddy-duddy, fossil, stick-in-the-mud, dodo, old fogey
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fogey

noun, plural fo·geys.

Words nearby fogey

Example sentences from the Web for fogey

British Dictionary definitions for fogey

fogy

noun plural -geys or -gies

Derived forms of fogey

Word Origin for fogey

Words related to fogey