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fogeydom

UK/ˈfəʊɡidəm/

fogeydom noun: the state of being a fogey.

Noun

fogeydom (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a fogey.
    • The latent fogeydom never goes away entirely: contemporary or modern architecture, derided as ‘childish’, ‘infantile’ or plain ‘ugly’, is consistently and erroneously elided with postwar cheap tower-block brutalism and the destruction of town centres.2012, Andrew Greig, “Paths to Enlightenment”, in Literary Review, number 399

Synonyms of fogeydom

Origin of fogeydom

From fogey + -dom.

Questions about fogeydom

What does fogeydom mean?
Fogeydom means the state of being a fogey.
What part of speech is fogeydom?
Fogeydom is a noun.
How do you pronounce fogeydom?
Fogeydom is pronounced /ˈfəʊɡidəm/ (UK).

Words near fogeydom in the dictionary

  1. Fogels
  2. Fogerty
  3. Fogertys
  4. foges
  5. fogey
  6. fogeydom
  7. fogeyhood
  8. fogeyish
  9. fogeyishly
  10. fogeyishness
  11. fogeyism

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