old fogey

old fogy

noun
a person who is excessively old-fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc.
Also, old fogey.


Origin:
1825–35

old-fo·gy·ish, old-fo·gey·ish, adjective
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old fogey definition


  1. n.
    an old-fashioned person; an old man. : My uncle is an old fogey. He must be the most old-fashioned man in the world.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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