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old fogies

old fogies is the plural of old fogey.

Meaning of old fogey

Noun

old fogey (plural old fogies)

  1. (idiomatic) An old and overly conservative person.
    • "No; the Athletic. Tell you: Course they're always asking me to join the Union, but I always say, 'No, sir! Nothing doing!' I don't mind the expense but I can't stand all the old fogies."1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXVIII, in Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC

Questions about old fogies

What is old fogies the plural of?
Old fogies is the plural of old fogey.

Words near old fogies in the dictionary

  1. old fingers
  2. Old Firm
  3. old flame
  4. old flames
  5. old fogey
  6. old fogies
  7. old fogy
  8. old folks
  9. old folks home
  10. old folks homes
  11. old folks' home

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