old fogy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of old fogy
First recorded in 1825–35
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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
In the glossy generalities of contemporary art criticism, "realist" and "old fogy" are nearly synonymous.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pierre Bonnard's latter-day success is galling to some Parisian moderns, who think he is an old fogy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Be that as it may, the modern Brindaban said to his old fogy of a father: ‘I am off.’
From Mashi and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
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