"fogey" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfoʊɡi/ [General-American], /ˈfəʊɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fogey.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fogies [plural], fogeys [plural]
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊɡi, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊɡi Etymology: Borrowed from Scots foggie, fogie (noun), perhaps derived from Scots foggie (“covered with moss or lichen; mossy”, adj), from Scots fog (“moss; lichen”), equivalent to fog (“moss”) + -y. Further origin uncertain. More at fog. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|foggie}} Scots foggie, {{m|sco|fogie|pos=noun}} fogie (noun), {{der|en|sco|foggie|pos=adj|t=covered with moss or lichen; mossy}} Scots foggie (“covered with moss or lichen; mossy”, adj), {{der|en|sco|fog|t=moss; lichen}} Scots fog (“moss; lichen”), {{suffix|en|fog|y|t1=moss}} fog (“moss”) + -y, {{l|en|fog}} fog Head templates: {{en-noun|fogies|s}} fogey (plural fogies or fogeys)
  1. A dull person (especially an older man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: old fogey, fogy, fogie Derived forms: fogeydom, fogeyhood, fogeyish, fogeyism, young fogey, old fogey Translations (dull old fellow): 老頑固 (Chinese Mandarin), 老顽固 (lǎowángù) (Chinese Mandarin), 老糊塗 (Chinese Mandarin), 老糊涂 (lǎohútu) (Chinese Mandarin), 古董 (gǔdǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), suchar [masculine] (Czech), šosák [masculine] (Czech), oude zeur (Dutch), sok (Dutch), ouderwets iemand (Dutch), fossiel [neuter] (Dutch), fossiili (Finnish), jäärä (Finnish), vanha jäärä (Finnish), kalkkis (Finnish), baderne [feminine] (French), barbon [masculine] (French), vénember (Hungarian), tata (Hungarian), mummia [feminine] (Italian), parruccone [masculine] (Italian), matusa [masculine] (Italian), moherowy beret [masculine] (Polish), stary pryk [masculine] (Polish), leśny dziadek [masculine] (Polish), старый пень (staryj penʹ) [masculine] (Russian), динозавр (dinozavr) [masculine] (Russian), carcamal (Spanish), stofil [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dull old fellow",
      "word": "carcamal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dull old fellow",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stofil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fogey"
}

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