FOGY


Meaning of FOGY in English

— fogyish , adj. — fogyism , n.

/foh"gee/ , n. , pl. fogies .

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.

Also, fogey .

[ 1770-80; orig. uncert. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .