fogey
pronunciation
How to pronounce fogey in British English:
UK [ˈfəuɡi]
How to pronounce fogey in American English:
US [ˈfoɡi]
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- Noun:
- someone whose style is out of fashion
Word Origin
- fogey (n.)
- also fogy, "an old, dull fellow," 1780, Scottish foggie, originally "army pensioner or veteran," perhaps connected to fogram (1772) "old-fashioned," also "old-fashioned person;" or from fog (n.2) in an obsolete senses of "moss," or from foggy "bloated, fat" (1520s), which perhaps is an extended sense of fog (n.2). Related: Fogeydom; fogeyish; fogeyism.
Example
- 1. Am I going to become an old fogey like him ?
- 2. Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey !
- 3. Tom is an old fogey . He must be the most old fashioned man in the world .
- 4. Unplug , old fogey takes a mirror to be illuminated , frightened greatly , scold her loudly .
- 5. His wife answers , old fogey , fortune was done not have , fool has a bit , jest has however .