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fogeyhood

fogeyhood noun: the state or condition of being a fogey.

Noun

fogeyhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being a fogey
    • And yet I wish to risk a little bit of apparent fogeyhood and invite us to marvel at the fact that such complexity can be encoded in “just a bunch of ones and zeroes,” for therein lies a rather rich metaphor worth exploring as we consider how to read digitally.2014, Eric D. Barreto, Reading Theologically
    • She had meant it when asking for a real drink. Roy had heard that the hard stuff was coming back into fashion, but had not till now met any female who displayed that taste. Perhaps he was on his way to fogeyhood.2016, Thomas Berger, Best Friends
    Synonyms:
    fogeydom

Synonyms of fogeyhood

Origin of fogeyhood

From fogey + -hood.

Questions about fogeyhood

What does fogeyhood mean?
Fogeyhood means the state or condition of being a fogey.
What part of speech is fogeyhood?
Fogeyhood is a noun.

Words near fogeyhood in the dictionary

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

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