fogey
Americannoun
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fogeys
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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
But sometimes, alas, a reluctant or confused old fogey must be persuaded.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 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
“It was really hard for me, for such an old fogey, to perform after the new generation,” he said after he secured his Olympic berth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
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
The Recording Academy can’t get enough of young fogeys like Laufey, whose pop-jazz balladry might evoke voters’ memories of Norah Jones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
The “serious” music that confounded the fogeys nearly a century ago is played in every symphony hall around the world.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2019
They may associate traditional three-camera series like BBT with shows like Saved By the Bell or Hannah Montana, which seem formally stiff and aimed at either little kids or old fogeys.
From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2018
When Schur attacked all of these dyspeptic, mother’s-basement-invoking fogeys, he believed he was punching up at the gatekeepers of the game.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2016
They turned me out of Oxford because I had too much sense of humour for the authorities there—beastly set of old fogeys!
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Grant Allen
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