old fogy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of old fogy
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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I comfortably describe myself as an old fogy.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2018
Does all of this make me an old fogy?
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2010
He has a pedagogic urge to prove that "being in the field of classics doesn't make one an old fogy."
From Time Magazine Archive
He has never been known as an old fogy.
From Time Magazine Archive
One would think I was an old fogy of ninety-five.
From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess
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