old+fogy
21fogy — n. [Written also Fogey.] Conservative (in an ill sense), old fogy, fogram or fogrum …
22fogy — n Usu. old fogy conservative, Inf. mossback, one behind the times, anachronism, Inf. fossil, one who lives in the past or the dark ages, fogram, Inf. fuddy duddy, Inf. antique, Inf. stick in the mud, Sl. dodo, Sl. dodo bird …
23fogy — [fō′gē] n. pl. fogies [< ?] a person who is old fashioned or highly conservative in ideas and actions: usually used with old fogyish adj. fogyism n …
24fogy — fogey, fogy This occurs mainly in the expressions old (and now also young) fogey. Fogy was formerly the dominant spelling; Thackeray and Charles Kingsley, for example, wrote about old fogies, implying a singular form fogy. But with the more… …
25old person — noun an elderly person • Syn: ↑oldster, ↑senior citizen, ↑golden ager • Hypernyms: ↑adult, ↑grownup • Hyponyms: ↑ancient, ↑ …
26fogy — fogyish, adj. fogyism, n. /foh gee/, n., pl. fogies. an excessively conservative or old fashioned person, esp. one who is intellectually dull (usually prec. by old): The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century. Also,… …
27fogy — noun plural fogeys or fogies (C) someone who has old fashioned ideas and dislikes change : old fogey: Don t be such an old fogey! …
28fogy — also fogey noun (plural fogies; also fogeys) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1780 a person with old fashioned ideas usually used with old • fogyish or fogeyish adjective • fogyism or fogeyism noun …
29fogy — fo•gy or fogey [[t]ˈfoʊ gi[/t]] n. pl. gies or geys an extremely old fashioned or conservative person (usu. prec. by old) • Etymology: 1770–80; orig. uncert. fo′gy•ish, adj. fo′gy•ism, n …
30fogy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See permanence. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An old fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate: fossil, fuddy duddy, mossback. Informal: stick in the mud. Slang: square. See NEW …
