fogey
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of fogey
C18: of unknown origin
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"I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey, and she was this beautiful creature," Depp said.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2023
Bush was more reluctant to engage with the “teeny-bopper network,” as he dismissed it, an insult that bolstered the caricature of him as an out-of-touch fogey.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2023
“I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey and she was this beautiful creature,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2022
But I am also mindful of the possibility that I am a blinkered fogey missing the Next Big Thing.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2022
Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches math, was mad at me for the longest time because I talked so much.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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