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old fogy

old fogy is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of old fogy

pluralold fogies

Questions about old fogy

What is old fogy the alternative spelling of?
Old fogy is the alternative spelling of old fogey.

Words near old fogy in the dictionary

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

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