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fo⋅gy

  [foh-gee]
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–noun, plural -gies.
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, fogey.

Origin:
1770–80; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
fo⋅gy⋅ish, adjective
fo⋅gy⋅ism, noun

old fogy

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

Origin:
1825–35

Related forms:
old-fo⋅gy⋅ish, old-fo⋅gey⋅ish, adjective
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old fogey

  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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