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fo·gey

 (fō′gē)
n.
Variant of fogy.
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fogey

(ˈfəʊɡɪ) or

fogy

n, pl -geys or -gies
an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey)
[C18: of unknown origin]
ˈfogeyish, ˈfogyish adj
ˈfogeyism, ˈfogyism n
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fogey - someone whose style is out of fashion
dodo, fogy, fossil
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person
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fogey

fogy
noun fuddy-duddy, square (informal), stick-in-the-mud (informal), antique (informal), dinosaur, fossil (informal), relic, anachronism, dodo (informal), back number (informal) I don't want to sound like I'm some old fogy.
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Translations

fogey

[ˈfəʊgɪ] N old fogey → carroza mf, persona f chapada a la antigua
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fogey

fogy n → schnock mf
an old fogy → un vieux schnock
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fogey

n (inf) old fogey → alter Kauz (inf); (= woman) → Schrulle f (inf); young fogey junger Mensch, der sich bewusst konventionell benimmt und kleidet, → Junggreis m (inf)
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fogey

fogy [ˈfəʊgɪ] n (fam) old fogey → matusa m inv
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