fogy
or fo·gey
[foh-gee]
- an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old): The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.
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Origin of fogy
First recorded in 1770–80; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for fogy
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"Go it, Fogy," called out Sledge, hammering the table with his seidl.
Old FogyJames Huneker
Then turning to the tinker, he said, "Have you any milliner work in hand, Fogy?"
Handy Andy, Volume OneSamuel Lover
I'm fogy and they want a hustler to represent 'em for a change.
SelinaGeorge Madden Martin
Uncle Remus was quite a fogy in his idea of negro education.
The Dixie Book of DaysMatthew Page Andrews
Whatever you may be I beg of you not to be a fogy, nor to follow a fogy's solemn advice.
Labor and FreedomEugene V. Debs