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Fogy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fogy? [n] (informal) someone whose style is out of fashion Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fogy: dodo \| fogey \| fossil Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fogy: antediluvian \| antique \| back number \| conservationist \| conservatist \| conservative \| dad \| diehard \| dodo \| dotard \| elder \| fossil \| fud \| fuddy-duddy \| granny \| has-been \| laudator temporis acti \| longhair \| matriarch \| Methuselah \| mid-Victorian \| mossback \| old believer \| old crock \| old dodo \| old fart \| old fogy \| old liner \| old man \| old poop \| old school \| old woman \| old-timer \| patriarch \| pop \| pops \| reactionary \| regular old fogy \| relic \| rightist \| right-winger \| senile \| square \| standpat \| standpatter \| starets \| stick-in-the-mud \| traditionalist \| ultraconservative See Also \| old person \| oldster \| senior citizen Fogy In Webster's Dictionary \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}. A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old. [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.] Notorious old bore; regular old fogy. --Thackeray. Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt, a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as ``an invalid or garrison soldier,'' and is applied to the old soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of such persons we see the origin of the present use of the term. --Sir F. Head. \Fo"gy\, n. (Mil.) In the United States service, extra pay granted to officers for length of service. [Colloq.]

Fogy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fogy?

[n] (informal) someone whose style is out of fashion

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fogy: dodo | fogey | fossil

See Also | old person | oldster | senior citizen

Fogy In Webster's Dictionary

\Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.
A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,
over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.
[Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]

      Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.    --Thackeray.

Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,
      a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a
      diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by
      Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as ``an invalid
      or garrison soldier,'' and is applied to the old
      soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is
      called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of
      such persons we see the origin of the present use of
      the term. --Sir F. Head.


\Fo"gy\, n. (Mil.)
In the United States service, extra pay granted to officers
for length of service. [Colloq.]

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