- an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey)
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fo•gey
(fō′gē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -geys.
- fogy.
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fogey, fogy /ˈfəʊɡɪ/ n ( pl -geys, -gies)
fo•gy or fo•gey /ˈfoʊgi/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -gies or -geys.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- an extremely old-fashioned or conservative person.
ˈold ˈfo•gy (or ˈfo•gey),n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- fogy.
fo•gy
(fō′gē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies.
fo′gy•ish, adj.
fo′gy•ism, n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, esp. one who is intellectually dull (usually prec. by old):The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.
- origin, originally uncertain 1770–80
fo′gy•ism, n.
old′ fo′gy,
old′-fo′gy•ish, old′-fo′gey•ish, adj.
- a person who is excessively old-fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc.
- 1825–35
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