"fogy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fogies [plural]
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  1. Alternative spelling of fogey. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fogey
    Sense id: en-fogy-en-noun-uT-S368C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 38 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 30 7 6
  2. (US, military, dated, slang) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-fogy-en-noun-PKfF1lNo Categories (other): American English, Military, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 38 9 9 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fogydom, fogyish, fogyism
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