fogy

noun

fo·​gy ˈfō-gē How to pronounce fogy (audio)
variants or less commonly fogey
plural fogies also fogeys
Synonyms of fogynext
: a person with old-fashioned ideas
—usually used with old
fogyish adjective
or fogeyish
ˈfō-gē-ish How to pronounce fogy (audio)
fogyism noun
or fogeyism
ˈfō-gē-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce fogy (audio)

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old fogies who said that rap music would never last
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't. — Alison Snyder, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025 And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023

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First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fogy was in 1792

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fogy

noun
fo·​gy
variants also fogey
ˈfō-gē How to pronounce fogy (audio)
plural fogies also fogeys
: a person with old-fashioned ideas
—usually used with old

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